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Isak Dinesen said that she wrote a little every day, without hope and without despair. I like that. Raymond Carver Raymond Carver is my favorite short story writer, but I have only recently been reading his poetry. This weekend I Continue reading Without Hope or Dispair
Don’t tell me the moon is shining; show me the glint of light on broken glass. ~Anton Chekhov Another quote on “show don’t tell” this one by Anton Chekhov, one of the great masters of the modern short story. If Continue reading Glint of Light on Broken Glass
Everybody walks past a thousand story ideas every day. The good writers are the ones who see five or six of them. Most people don’t see any.Orson Scott Card Working in a cafe gives me a lot of daily customer Continue reading Story Ideas