Advice for writers from writers

Today, I received this really good message from Advice To Writers…”Get A Dog!” I happen to have a faithful and loyal senior dog and I totally agree with what Jennifer Weiner says. I think I better start following her advice! “Okay, you’re…

What do bananas have to do with writers’ fears?

What do bananas have to do with a writer’s unreasonable fear of repetition?I am going to be posting some quotes I get from “Advice For Writers” which I find useful and helpful. This one is especially funny since I spent…

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”Get to the Mystery of the Human Personality”

“You must get beyond divertissement, sketch, anecdote, the interesting moment. You must get to the mystery of human personality. What is the line of the story that leads us to a point where we see or intuit something we haven’t…

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O’Henry :”Secret of Short-Story Writing”

Many writers wonder what the secret of short-story writing was for all those who have successfully written them.“I’ll give you the sole secret of short-story writing, and here it is: Rule 1. Write stories that please yourself. There is no…

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