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Another Human Being On The Page
“The novelist’s job is to see and say clearly what people are.” John Masters Do you ever get stuck while creating your characters? Some seem to be dull, others cliché and you spend endless hours thinking how to make them … Continue reading
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The Whole Thing Is Hocus-Pocus
Arthur Hailey wrote: “There are people whom you meet in life who have a tremendous influence on you, and my agent was one.” Almost everyone who teaches writing or is connected to the publishing world will agree that the best … Continue reading
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I Haven’t The Slightest Idea
Tom Clancy said: “I didn’t think there’s an English teacher in the world that doesn’t encourage you to write. All mine did.” While Tom Clancy, Robert Ludlum, Alan Dean, Clive Cussler all received encouragement to write from several teachers, others … Continue reading
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Are You A Horizontal Or Vertical Writer?
No era has been more technologically advanced than the one we live in and yet to this day there are writers whose first drafts are never created with the use of digital aids. For me there’s something magical about using … Continue reading
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It’s A Farce
Do you think writing schools can teach you how to write? Barbara Bradford Taylor said: “Writing cannot be taught, it can be learned.” “Now that’s a bad comment,” wrote Craig Thomas. “I think the passion for language cannot be born, … Continue reading
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The Night Is Coming
For almost a month now I have been blogging about what I love most, writing and writers. I would like to thank you all for reading, following and sharing your thoughts and taking your time to leave your comments. You, … Continue reading
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The Novel Is A Living Organism
Ray Bradbury wrote: “First, find out what your hero wants, then just follow him.” Are you in any way like Ray Bradbury? Do you, once you have an idea for a book, sit at your desk and hit the keyboard … Continue reading
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The Greatest Of Pleasures
Anne Fadiman wrote: “One day, when Sir Walter Scott was out hunting, a sentence he had been trying to compose all morning suddenly leapt into his head. Before it could fade, he shot a crow, plucked a feather, sharpened the … Continue reading
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Read! Then Write
Lawrence Kasdan, author of Raiders of The Lost Ark, has said that a career in writing “is like having homework for the rest of your life.” Back in the days when I was teaching mathematics in Dubai, I had made … Continue reading
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Wanting To Meet An Author Is Like Wanting To Meet A Duck?
Irving Wallace once said at a writer’s conference: “If you can get excited about the fact that Victor Hugo was born in the French city of Besancon, and that he died in May 1885, then you are either a pedagogue … Continue reading
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