Writing and Creating Books
Words and Expressions Invented by William Shakespeare
While William Shakespeare is best known for his plays and poems, he was also a prolific creator of new words and expressions. He was a master of new word creation. Here are a few of the common words and expressions first used by William Shakespeare — words and expressions we now use every day: William […]
Stephen King on Rewriting
When your story is ready for rewrite, cut it to the bone. Get rid of every ounce of excess fat. This is going to hurt; revising a story down to the bare essentials is always a little like murdering children, but it must be done. — Stephen King, author of Insomnia When your story is ready […]
Writers on Writing: Stephen King, Ernest Hemingway, and Mark Twain
I try to create sympathy for my characters, then turn the monsters loose. — Stephen King Books are the perfect entertainment: no commercials, no batteries, hours of enjoyment for each dollar spent. What I wonder is why everybody doesn’t carry a book around for those inevitable dead spots in life. — Stephen King I try […]
Neil Gaiman: 8 Rules of Writing
Neil Gaiman’s eight rules of writing are right on target. There might be other rules such as, Let your writing bleed on the page, but these 8 rules of writing are worth reading more than once — true for writing books, true for writing blogs, true for writing social media posts. 1. Write. 2. […]