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Neil Gaiman and Kazuo Ishiguro Talk Books, Storytelling, Dragons

Neil Gaiman and Kazuo Ishiguro Talk Books, Storytelling, DragonsWhat a fantastic interview/conversation between two great writers. If you enjoy their books or enjoy thinking about writing, this article will delight.

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'Fight Club's' Twisted Mastermind: Chuck Palahniuk on God, Men Vs. Women, and 'Fight Club 2' - The Daily Beast

‘Fight Club’s’ Twisted Mastermind: Chuck Palahniuk on God, Men Vs. Women, and ‘Fight Club 2’ - The Daily BeastComics, Fight Club, and thoughts on writing from Palahniuk. Good stuff.

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Hi Neil, I am SUCH a big fan of your work and wondered if you might answer a writing question for me. I am roughly half way through my first...

neil-gaiman: I normally recommend getting to the end – even if you change your mind about something big, just keep writing your book with the new stuff in mind (and, if you want, any scenes you need to insert earlier) and then sort it all out in the next draft. If

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How I've been managing to write a chapter a week on my Storybird book

I started a book on Storybird last year, a murder mystery set in Florida called Even in Dreamland. The book languished for several weeks at the end of the year, but now I’ve hit a rhythm with it. Since the new year started, I’ve been publishing

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chuckpalahniuk: I've made the big time!

chuckpalahniuk: I’ve made the big time!

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The Writer's Room

The Writer's RoomThis is old, from early last year, but I only just discovered it. I love seeing home offices, writer studies, or other work-from-home spaces. A couple of writers here are my favorites to read, so this is especially cool.

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Salon Interview With Ursula K. Le Guin

Salon Interview With Ursula K. Le Guin I couldn’t stop reading. Such a great interview.

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This Should Only Take a Minute or Four, Probably -- Medium

This Should Only Take a Minute or Four, Probably — MediumLovely writing with so many good points about reducing good writing to a timestamp.

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William Faulkner's Little-Known Jazz Age Drawings, with a Side of Literary Derision

William Faulkner’s Little-Known Jazz Age Drawings, with a Side of Literary DerisionFrom the sartorial to the satiric, or how the award-winning author’s youthful pretensions earned him a helping of high-brow mockery.

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How to Be a Writer -- Medium

How to Be a Writer — Medium Writers read a lot ... and write a lot.

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Don't wait. Writers are the only artists I know of who expect to get somewhere by waiting. Everyone knows you have to dance to be a dancer,...

Don’t wait. Writers are the only artists I know of who expect to get somewhere by waiting. Everyone knows you have to dance to be a dancer, you have to sing to be a singer, you have to act to be an actor, but far too many people seem

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Just Asking: Poet Laureate Natasha Trethewey - The Washington Post

Just Asking: Poet Laureate Natasha Trethewey - The Washington PostNatasha Trethewey was once a creative writing teacher at Auburn University. I took a class from her, my only undergrad poetry writing class. I'm not a terrible fiction writer, but I am likely one of the worst poets. She was a

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mattfractionblog: 2014 reading; 2014 writing.

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davepress: explore-blog: Famous writers' sleep habits vs. literary productivity, visualized - see the full graphic, a labor of love months...

davepress: explore-blog: Famous writers’ sleep habits vs. literary productivity, visualized – see the full graphic, a labor of love months in the making, here. The other morning I woke up at 4:30am and started thinking about sleeping patterns, especially mine, because when I wake up that early it’s because

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Breaking Bad - Writer's Room Time Lapse Now that I'm through with Breaking Bad I can watch cool stuff like this without fear of being...

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neil-gaiman: morndas: For any writer who's feeling down/stressed/overwhelmed, watch this. From my Nerdist podcast...

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14 Writers Handwrite Their Writing Advice on Their Hands

14 Writers Handwrite Their Writing Advice on Their HandsWofford College asked some fiction authors for a photo of their writing advice written on their hands. I think it’s all pretty solid advice. See what you think: Neil Gaiman Karen Lord David Drake Ekaterina Sedia Garth Nix Karin Tidbeck Gene

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nevver: "I try to leave out the parts that people skip." -- Elmore Leonard, Dead at 87

nevver: “I try to leave out the parts that people skip.” ― Elmore Leonard, Dead at 87

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Why you should write. -- Why you should. -- Medium

Why you should write. — Why you should. — MediumWrite just to write. It's healthy and there is always an amazing off chance that it affects someone more than you had any idea it ever could.

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JK Rowling Holds a Mirror Up to Publishing

JK Rowling Holds a Mirror Up to PublishingI particularly like this quote from this piece on the changes in publishing: What we lost when we lost bookstores was the concentrated power of the bookseller to promote works of particular merit--personal recommendations drove sales. The author goes on to note how

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