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Tag Archives: poetry
Cut Away Everything
Blaise Pascal once wrote: “I’m sorry I wrote you such a long letter; I didn’t have time to write a short one.” Pascal’s apology is contrary to the common belief that to write longer we need more time. We have … Continue reading
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Tagged editing, fiction, language, literature, note, novel, poetry, short story, story, words, writers, writing
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The Poet Is Working
Some English teachers, college professors and instructors teaching creative writing say that when a writer is meditating he or she is still working, even when not actually writing. Some writers agree with them. And according to one story the French … Continue reading
Have English Courses Killed Literature
Years ago while I was a student in university I wanted to take a course in English as an elective. Not knowing exactly which one to take, I went and met with the dean of the department. After I mentioned … Continue reading
What We Don’t Do
I feel that I am a reserved person by nature. Ninety-nine percent of the time I refrain from saying what I wish to say to people. I have always been shy and still am. Even though the impression I leave … Continue reading
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Tagged community, emotions, friends, humor, literature, love, people, poetry, relationships, thoughts
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Weird Or What
William Faulkner said: “The Artist is of no importance. Only what he creates is important, since there is nothing new to be said.” How many times have I heard myself talk about a book that I have read and liked … Continue reading
Are They Jealous
Why is it that the slightest obstacle throws us into a state of discomfort and despair? Why is that the slightest shift from our norm takes us back to all those times when we had failed or thought we had? … Continue reading
Even Women Writers Are Not Spared
Continuing The Stinging Appetite of Writers and Did You Know … Bertrand Russell on Katherine Mansfield: “Her talk was marvelous, much better than her writing, especially when she was telling of things that she was going to write.” Alexander Woollcott … Continue reading
Did You Know
Did you know that Ralph Waldo Emerson spoke of Tennyson as “a beautiful half of a poet.” Percy Bysshe Shelley of Wordsworth: “What a beastly and pitiful wretch that Wordsworth… I can compare him with no one but Simonides, that … Continue reading
A Real Writer Will
Lately every time I sign in to my LinkedIn account I am confronted with the following advertisement: “Get a masters degree in creative writing within one year. Register for our online courses.” The internet, newspapers and magazines are full of … Continue reading
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Tagged art, article, artist, author, book, books, college, creative, creative writing, dreams, emotion, family, feelings, fiction, humor, ideas, imagination, internet, joy, learning, library, LinkedIn, literature, novel, poetry, publishing, reading, school, story, stress, style, success, teaching, thoughts, words, work, write, writer, writing
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Behind The Scenes Part Two
As I promised yesterday, here’s more from the interesting and revealing interview Irving Wallace, the great American writer, had with the judges of the Nobel Prize, in Sweden. “I wanted more of Dr. Hedin’s behind-the-scenes anecdotes. I knew that this … Continue reading
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Tagged Albert Einstein, America, Anton Chekhov, art, article, articles, author, awards, books, courage, drama, emotion, fear, feelings, Hollywood, humor, ideas, India, influence, Irving Wallace, Judge, language, Leo Tolstoy, library, literature, love, Nobel prize, Paris, peace, poetry, reading, Russia, science, Sweden, thoughts, wisdom, write, writer, writing
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