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“Writing is like bungee jumping for the soul...you take a deep breath, plunge into the abyss and hope the rope tethering you to the real world doesn't snap.”
“Sometimes it helps to pick out one person-a real person you know, or an imagined person-and write to that one.”
“I do a lot of rewriting. Its very painful.”
“A character is defined by the kinds of challenges he cannot walk away from.”
“What I am trying to achieve is a voice sitting by a fireplace telling you a story on a winters evening.”
“Essential characteristic of the really great novelist: a Christ-like all-embracing compassion.”
“Love words, agonize over sentences. And pay”
“Let your emotions guide your hand to the paper and watch how your sorrows can turn into beauty. For tears relieve your body but writing relieves your heart.”
“On the whole, I think you should write biographies of those you admire and respect, and novels about human beings who you think are sadly mistaken.”
“People say that writers write for money. From my own experience that's not true. I write for me. I publish for money.”
“In general, shorter is better. If you can encapsulate your idea into a single captivating sentence, you're halfway home.”
“... when editors were flattered, they would sometimes give in on some of their mad ideas.”
“But the secret of good writing is to strip every sentence to its cleanest components. Every word that serves no function, every long words that could be a short word, every adverb that carries the ...”
“Let your eyes be the camera and your imagination be the set.”
“Whenever I write I always transport myself into the story to get a better glimpse to what I am capturing.”
“Q: What do you think is magical about fiction?DFW: ... The first line of attack for that question is that there is this existential loneliness in the real world. I don't know what you're thinking o...”
“Let at least one word of my writings impregnate the reader's heart.”
“Use what you stand for and what you oppose as a foundation to write great content that resonates with readers and creates a ripple effect.”
“I practiced writing in every possible way that I could. I wrote a pastiche of other people. Just as a pianist runs his scales for ten years before he gives his concert: because when he gives that c...”
“Step back and scrutinize your work, to delve deep into the meaning behind the words, it will get both easier in some ways and harder in others. Either way, you need to practice everyday. You will p...”
