"A man will turn over half a library to make one book.” ~ Samuel Johnson

"I can’t allow what we learned in English composition to disrupt the sound and rhythm of the narrative.” ~ Elmore Leonard

“Write. Rewrite. When not writing or rewriting, read. I know of no shortcuts.” ~ Larry L. King

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“Know your literary tradition, savor it, steal from it, but when you sit down to write, forget about worshiping greatness and fetishizing masterpieces.” ~ Allegra Goodman

“When writing a novel a writer should create living people; people, not characters. A character is a caricature.” ~ Ernest Hemingway

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“Do not hoard what seems good for a later place in the book, or for another book; give it, give it all, give it now.” ~ Annie Dillard

“I always start writing with a clean piece of paper and a dirty mind.” ~ Patrick Dennis

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“It’s none of their business that you have to learn to write. Let them think you were born that way.” ~ Ernest Hemingway

“A #writer should get as much education as possible, but just going to school is not enough; if it were, all owners of doctorates would be inspired #writers.” ~ Gwendolyn Brooks

“First forget inspiration. Habit is more dependable.” ~ Octavia E. Butler

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“Putting words on paper regularly is part of the necessary discipline of writing.” ~ Pearl Cleage

“You must be unintimidated by your own thoughts because if you write with someone looking over you shoulder, you’ll never write.” ~ Nikki Giovanni

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Happy Half-Birthday to ME! 46 years ago, I was a sprawling 6-month-old chocolate baby. However, as I think back on my actual birth date, where it falls seasonally, and how much I hate being cold and love the heat, July 2nd “feels” like a better time to celebrate my birthday.