Jon Winokur

Jon Winokur

@AdviceToWriters
Writerly wisdom of the ages collected by the author of Advice To Writers, The Big Book of Irony, and The Portable Curmudgeon.
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Joe Konrath on How Not to Write a Story:
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"The name of the game is to put it in the chair..."
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Read great sentences until you can tell when one isn't. Read great paragraphs until their rhythms get stuck in your head. LILY ROTHMAN
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Shakespeare would have loved bc it forces th youth of th world 2 become more inventive and creative writers. DASHIELL YOUNG-SAVER
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"Read...observe, and...reach down into [your] soul where answers lie and bring them to the surface..."
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Quote of the Day, from Harry Crews:
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Start now, work every day, finish. You'd be stunned how much the pages add up to in a very short time. STEPHEN HUNTER
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You Can’t Wait Until You’re in the Mood:
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The past is never dead; it’s not even past. WILLIAM FAULKNER
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E.M. Forster on "Story" vs. "Plot":
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20 Common Grammar Mistakes That (Almost) Everyone Makes:
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Everything stinks till it’s finished. DR. SEUSS
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If a play isn't worth dying for, maybe it isn't worth writing. TERRENCE McNALLY
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Just posted: Exclusive ATW interview with Al Martinez
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Quote of the Day, from E.M. Forster:
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Style, like the human body, is especially beautiful when the veins are not prominent and the bones cannot be counted. TACITUS
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Top 10 Novels of the 2000s:
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You don't make a good film from a bad script. FRANK CAPRA
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Your Senses Must Be Razor-Sharp: