All you have to do is write one true sentence. Write the truest sentence that you know.
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Ernest Hemingway
I ran across an excerpt today (in English translation) of some dialogue/narration from the modern popular writer, Paulo Coelho in his book: Aleph.(Note: bracketed text is mine.).. 'I spoke to three scholars, ' [the character says 'at last.']. .two of them said that, after death,...
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Roman Payne
Every wound is a word.
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Lailah Gifty Akita
No writing is wasted. Did you know that sourdough from San Francisco is leavened partly by a bacteria called lactobacillus sanfrancisensis? It is native to the soil there, and does not do well elsewhere. But any kitchen can become an ecosystem. If you bake a...
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Erin Bow
Only something extremely dire and disabling will ever stop a real writer from writing. Retirement is never an option.
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Warren Adler
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Beginning hook readers. Endings create fans.
Does rejection ever get any easier? Only if we decide not to invest emotion in the dismissal…
Forget how long the path to finishing your story. Address only what you have to write today.
