Any story that is told with proper artistry and depth should be indistinguishable from magic. ~ David Farland
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Indistinguishable Magic
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On Writing: Don’t Hoard What Seems Good
One of the few things I know about writing is this: spend it all, shoot it, play it, lose it, all, right away, every time. Do not hoard what seems good for a better place in the book, or for…
Writing is…Magic
Writing is magic, as much the water of life as any other creative art. The water is free. So drink. ~ Stephen King
A Writer’s True Compensation
A person is a fool to become a writer. His only compensation is absolute freedom. He has no master except his own soul, and that, I am sure, is why he does it. ~ Roald Dahl
Every Book Demands its Own Thing
You’re the kind of writer that you are. You have a process. Maybe that process is slowly and painstakingly crafting a novel over many years—a dedication like that of a watchmaker’s artifice. Or maybe instead you prefer to write like…
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Address the Weakest Parts of Your Writing
Our strongest defenses are built around our greatest weaknesses. As a writer, you will only get better by addressing the weakest parts of your writing. We all tend to want to focus on our strengths, but a book is only…
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Surrendering to the Magic
I’ve found that the magic of storytelling is in surrendering, not to anyone else’s notions, but to the words in my head. I believe this: my subconscious knows better than I how to tell a story… Sometimes the best writing…
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We Write Our Own Truth
There is no formula and there is no right answer. That is the difficulty and the beauty of being a writer. We write to share our own version of the right answer. Our own unprovable truth. In writing (as author)…
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Save Your World: Keep Reading
You don’t have to burn books to destroy a culture. Just get people to stop reading them. ~ Ray Bradbury
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