Read like mad. But try to do it analytically – which can be hard, because the better and more compelling a novel is, the less conscious you will be of its devices. It’s worth trying to figure those devices out, however: they might come in useful in your own work.
– Sarah Waters
Month: May 2020
haiku 478
homebound –
weather advisory
plus a few flurries
Quotable 360
When I finish a first draft, it’s always just as much of a mess as it’s always been. I still make the same mistakes every time.
– Michael Chabon
haiku 477
big truck goes by
hollow silence
follows
Quotable 359
Prose is architecture, not interior decoration.
– Ernest Hemingway
haiku 476
waiting for a friend –
lone loud insect
keeps me company
Quotable 358
If writers had to wait until their precious psyches were completely serene there wouldn’t be much writing done.
– William Styron
haiku 475
defrosting
the freezer –
tempers heat