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Short Writing Quotes

Topiary has always seemed like a good occupation, comparable in some ways to writing short fiction Picture Quote #1

I am content when writing short stories Picture Quote #1

I started writing about New York as soon as I arrived. I was 19. I used to write short stories and send them out Picture Quote #1

I do Twitter, but I’m still not great on it - I’m not good at writing short little jokes, so my Twitter’s not really a jokey thing Picture Quote #1

Once I started writing novels, I understood how hard it was to write really good short stories Picture Quote #1

While we were working, we were writing about a tall girl and a short girl, which we thought was funny, because Alison’s [McGhee] tall and I’m short Picture Quote #1

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I started writing because I wanted to write scripts, but I wasn’t very good at it. Then I started writing short stories, sort of as treatments for the film scripts, and I found I enjoyed writing short stories far more than I enjoyed writing film scripts. Then the short stories got longer and longer and suddenly, I had novels Picture Quote #1

I felt like you can write forever, but you have a short time to raise a family. And I think a family is a lot more important than writing Picture Quote #1

I love experimental writing, when it’s good, and good examples are much more likely to be found in the short form Picture Quote #1

My younger sister Debby had died of cancer, which started me writing - the sense of life being short. Cancer focuses your mind Picture Quote #1

This is a short book because most books about writing are filled with bullshit Picture Quote #1

I feel quite at home writing short stories but nervous and anxious when writing novels, as if the bad time of consecutive failures might arise again Picture Quote #1

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If you write a hundred short stories and they’re all bad, that doesn’t mean you’ve failed. You fail only if you stop writing Picture Quote #1

My secret is simple. I have a very short attention span, and writing lots of things fast appeases that very attention span Picture Quote #1

Philanthropy is not about giving money but about solving problems. While well-meaning, the idea of writing a check and calling it ‘philanthropy’ is extremely short-sighted and, unfortunately, extremely pervasive Picture Quote #1

Art is the last thing I’m worried about when I’m writing a song. As far as I’m concerned, art is just short for ‘Arthur.’ Picture Quote #1

It wasn’t by accident that the Gettysburg address was so short. The laws of prose writing are as immutable as those of flight, of mathematics, of physics Picture Quote #1

You already know when I’m writing, so don’t be surprised if it’s short and dry, because I’m too hungry to write anything fat Picture Quote #1

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I want to release another CD this year, finish writing a screenplay, and make another short film Picture Quote #1

I was well traveled, and I created this illusion of literacy through reading and writing. I wrote a book of short stories Picture Quote #1

Writing should be like skirts. Long enough to cover what it needs to cover and short enough to maintain interest Picture Quote #1

In writing, as in medicine, there are no short cuts. You need stamina Picture Quote #1

Writing is immensely difficult. The short forms especially Picture Quote #1

I'll give you the whole secret to short story writing. Here it is. Rule 1: Write stories that please yourself. There is no Rule 2 Picture Quote #1

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The first writing I did was short short stories for a newspaper syndicate for which I was paid five dollars a piece on publication Picture Quote #1

Writing a short story is like having a short intense affair, whereas writing a novel is like a long rich marriage Picture Quote #1

Short, sweet, and to the point. Clear writing, and therefore clear commands, comes from clear thinking. Think simple Picture Quote #1

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Topiary has always seemed like a good occupation, comparable in some ways to writing short fiction (Short Writing Quotes) I am content when writing short stories (Short Writing Quotes) I started writing about New York as soon as I arrived. I was 19. I used to write short stories and send them out (Short Writing Quotes) I do Twitter, but I’m still not great on it - I’m not good at writing short little jokes, so my Twitter’s not really a jokey thing. (Short Writing Quotes) Once I started writing novels, I understood how hard it was to write really good short stories (Short Writing Quotes) While we were working, we were writing about a tall girl and a short girl, which we thought was funny, because Alison’s [McGhee] tall and I’m short. (Short Writing Quotes) I started writing because I wanted to write scripts, but I wasn’t very good at it. Then I started writing short stories, sort of as treatments for the film scripts, and I found I enjoyed writing short stories far more than I enjoyed writing film scripts. Then the short stories got longer and longer and suddenly, I had novels. (Short Writing Quotes) I felt like you can write forever, but you have a short time to raise a family. And I think a family is a lot more important than writing. (Short Writing Quotes) I love experimental writing, when it’s good, and good examples are much more likely to be found in the short form. (Short Writing Quotes) My younger sister Debby had died of cancer, which started me writing - the sense of life being short. Cancer focuses your mind. (Short Writing Quotes) This is a short book because most books about writing are filled with bullshit (Short Writing Quotes) I feel quite at home writing short stories but nervous and anxious when writing novels, as if the bad time of consecutive failures might arise again. (Short Writing Quotes) If you write a hundred short stories and they’re all bad, that doesn’t mean you’ve failed. You fail only if you stop writing. (Short Writing Quotes) My secret is simple. I have a very short attention span, and writing lots of things fast appeases that very attention span. (Short Writing Quotes) Philanthropy is not about giving money but about solving problems. While well-meaning, the idea of writing a check and calling it ‘philanthropy’ is extremely short-sighted and, unfortunately, extremely pervasive (Short Writing Quotes) Art is the last thing I’m worried about when I’m writing a song. As far as I’m concerned, art is just short for ‘Arthur.’ (Short Writing Quotes) It wasn’t by accident that the Gettysburg address was so short. The laws of prose writing are as immutable as those of flight, of mathematics, of physics (Short Writing Quotes) You already know when I’m writing, so don’t be surprised if it’s short and dry, because I’m too hungry to write anything fat (Short Writing Quotes) I want to release another CD this year, finish writing a screenplay, and make another short film (Short Writing Quotes) I was well traveled, and I created this illusion of literacy through reading and writing. I wrote a book of short stories (Short Writing Quotes) Writing should be like skirts. Long enough to cover what it needs to cover and short enough to maintain interest (Short Writing Quotes) In writing, as in medicine, there are no short cuts. You need stamina (Short Writing Quotes) Writing is immensely difficult. The short forms especially (Short Writing Quotes) I'll give you the whole secret to short story writing. Here it is. Rule 1: Write stories that please yourself. There is no Rule 2 (Short Writing Quotes) The first writing I did was short short stories for a newspaper syndicate for which I was paid five dollars a piece on publication (Short Writing Quotes) Writing a short story is like having a short intense affair, whereas writing a novel is like a long rich marriage (Short Writing Quotes) Short, sweet, and to the point. Clear writing, and therefore clear commands, comes from clear thinking. Think simple (Short Writing Quotes)