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“If you don’t have time to read, you don’t have the time (or the tools) to write. Simple as that.”
Stephen King
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“Read, read, read. Read everything — trash, classics, good and bad, and see how they do it. Just like a carpenter who works as an apprentice and studies the master. Read! You’ll absorb it.Then write. If it’s good, you’ll find out. If it’s not, throw it out of the window.”
William Faulkner
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“We live for books.” Umberto Eco
Thank you…
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You are very welcome!
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These quotes/ideas can be applied to all aspects of the (he)arts IMHO. But what’s nice is that you writers are able to put those ideas into easily quotable directives!
Thank you!
ps-I do like the subtle endorsement of your ‘cookbook’ in relation to reading as essential **food** – your expression speaks volumes as well!
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Thank you! And that cookbook features recipes from the characters in the Investigative Paranormal Society series!
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Great quotes! *sharing*
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Thank you!
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You’re welcome!
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These quotes are all spot on, Charles.
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Robbie, thank you!
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I couldn’t agree more. Thank you, Charles. x
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Joy, you are very welcome.
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Certainly true! 🙂 Stories are one of the essential needs not only for writers, but for all humans.
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I agree!
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Cheers!
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Thank you!
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Reblogged this on Sue Todd Illustration.
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thank you!
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Yes, yes, YES! There are all sorts of techniques that can be taught, but no teacher, no matter how dedicated, can teach a would-be writer to write ‘well’. Perfect punctuation, grammar and sentence structure mean nothing if the story is cliched, or formulaic, or boring, or simply lacks ‘soul’. Those are value judgements, and it takes a lifetime of reading to know instinctively what’s ‘good’ or ‘bad’. That knowledge is key to finding our own, unique storytelling voices.
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Extremely well put!
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I like that Charles French guys quote the most!
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Cindy, thank you so much!
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I will read just about anything.
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Same here!
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Wonderful quotes, the French one isn’t bad.😊.
I feel reading is that important, an addiction. A great one at that, no health risks as far as I know.
Miriam
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Miriam, thank you!
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Awesome post, Charles!! Thanks for sharing these wonderful instructions! Chuck
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You are very welcome.
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Reblogged this on The Reluctant Poet.
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Thank you!
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Happy to share this!
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A-frreakin’-men!
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Yes!!!!
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Excellent quotations, Charles!
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Thank you, Jennie!
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You’re welcome, Charles!
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