Writing and Creating Books
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. […]
Helen Exley: Books Can Change Your Life
Books can be dangerous. The best ones should be labeled, This could change your life. — Helen Exley, publisher Is your book dangerous? Will it change people’s lives? If not, keep writing and revising. Books can be dangerous. The best ones should be labeled, This could change your life. — Helen Exley Click To Tweet […]