July 2012
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“Until that wretched yesterday—except the moment of vexation long ago in...”
– George Eliot, Middlemarch, Book Eight, Chapter 82, last paragraph
June 2012
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“He wheeled round to the other side of the room and stood opposite to her, with...”
– George Eliot, Middlemarch Book 8, Ch. 78.
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What Nora Ephron Taught Me About Love In The... →
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“Ephron wrote fairy tales that spun things that really happen – reconciliation over time, mysterious chemistry, complex and loaded friendships, love after grief and loss – into things that don’t happen, or don’t happen very much. But I always recognized in those stories pieces of people I knew and conversations I had had; they were like choral compositions where everything else is just...
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“I’m writing again and I feel my force glow straight from me at its fullest. I’m...”
– Virginia Woolf, Diary Entry, 19 June, 1924. (via fuckyeahvirginiawoolf)
I’m with you right now, Virginia. When I’m writing, the world is a happier place. Or at least I’m a happier person.
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What Friends Are For
I couldn’t think of the word for “magical creature who wails horribly.” I really needed this word to move forward in my play.
So I called my friend. She told me the word within the first few seconds of the phone call.
We talked about Doctor Who, Sherlock, tumblr, boys, research and summer internships, how much we miss hanging out together this summer, kitties wearing hats on...
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Electric Literature's Recommended Reading: Vol.2,... →
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Vol.2, No.1
EDITOR’S NOTE
Dear Reader, There’s a remarkable sleight of hand at work in Seth Fried’s “The Adventure of the Space Traveler.” On its surface, it’s about a character literally floating though space—I know several writing professors who would be quick to condemn…
Compelling discussion of being alone, loneliness, and if characters in stories and other...
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Neil Gaiman: Making it rebloggable, because people... →
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Hi, Neil. In a recent VlogBros. video Hank Green said that 50 Shades of Grey has sold more copies than the number of books Ray Bradbury sold in his lifetime. That worries me, and I’m afraid that it will become increasingly difficult to find brilliant literature in the future. Do you think the…
I hope that Twilight joins this list one day. To me, it’s also a fad.
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“I tend to have a fairly loose approach to plotting in that I know kind of what I...”
– Neil Gaiman (via writingquotes)
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“Don’t bend; don’t water it down; don’t try to make it logical; don’t edit your...”
– Franz Kafka (via writingquotes)
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“Writing fiction is the act of weaving a series of lies to arrive at a greater...”
– Khaled Hosseini (via writingquotes)
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More Book World Re-creations from Huffington Post →
More from the wonderful Huffington Post about the food that iconic characters eat. I wish there were more of these.
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Fantastic Gatsby Review →
Once again, The Guardian has said exactly what I have always wanted to convey about this book. Bravo. I especially love the portion about Nick Carroway. For these very reasons, I will always be picky about the actor chosen to play him in films and on stage. He’s the most important figure to me. I’m so happy Jay McIrney chose to quote my favorite line about him, possibly one of my...
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: Make sure to get your PLOTTO submissions in by... →
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PLOTTO: THE MASTER CONTEST OF ALL PLOTS, Week 10 — Final Week!
“FIRST AID TO TROUBLED WRITERS,” the Boston Globe announced in September 1928—“GRINDS OUT PLOTS WITHOUT ANY FALSE START.”
Calling all writers who are obsessed with plot and obsessives who can write a mean story. We want…
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How Sir Arthur Conan Became Sherlock Holmes to... →
I found this post after linking from one of my favorite Jane Austen blogs. I love how all this great literature travels in packs on the Internet. I hope everyone enjoys, especially all the true Sherlock fans out there. Deduce something!
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“From his dealings with his mother, Smitty had learned the following truth: the...”
– John Lanchester, Capital (via wwnorton)
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“Writers write because they cannot allow the characters that inhabit them to...”
– Elie Wiesel (via writingquotes)
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Biking in the Rain
Houston summer rain storms have made my last week interesting. On Thursday when it began pouring just at 5 pm, I decided to call home and talk to my mom until it let up. I didn’t even leave my car until it was almost 100% clear.
Today it began pouring, even with the sun shining through the raindrops, just as I parked my car in West Lot. Again.
But this time I did not bow down to...
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“Writer’s block…a lot of howling nonsense would be avoided if, in every sentence...”
– Philip Pullman (via writingquotes)
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“Mr. Garth: Most uncommon … She said a thing I often used to think when I...”
– George Eliot, Middlemarch Book V, Chapter LVI
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