Writing Sound Board

deebella123:

brain-food:

On June 26, 1956, author C.S. Lewis responded to a fan letter from Joan Lancaster, a young Chronicles of Narnia enthusiast.

In a personalized thank-you letter, the writer imparted some simple and valuable stylistic advice for budding prose writers. 

I love this man.

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appleznbananaz:

dontforgetmypie:

benedictusantonius:

Thanks Stash Tea!

You mean I’m not supposed to just dunk the bag in there and leave it until I’ve drunk it all?

No, Dean. There’s different types of tea that need different times and temperatures.

There’s loose leaf, too. Which is better than anything bagged.

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thenelsontwins:

theatlantic:

6 Writing Tips From John Steinbeck

1. Abandon the idea that you are ever going to finish. Lose track of the 400 pages and write just one page for each day, it helps. Then when it gets finished, you are always surprised.

2. Write freely and as rapidly as possible and throw the whole thing on paper. Never correct or rewrite until the whole thing is down. Rewrite in process is usually found to be an excuse for not going on. It also interferes with flow and rhythm which can only come from a kind of unconscious association with the material.

3. Forget your generalized audience. In the first place, the nameless, faceless audience will scare you to death and in the second place, unlike the theater, it doesn’t exist. In writing, your audience is one single reader. I have found that sometimes it helps to pick out one person—a real person you know, or an imagined person and write to that one.

4. If a scene or a section gets the better of you and you still think you want it—bypass it and go on. When you have finished the whole you can come back to it and then you may find that the reason it gave trouble is because it didn’t belong there.

5. Beware of a scene that becomes too dear to you, dearer than the rest. It will usually be found that it is out of drawing.

6. If you are using dialogue—say it aloud as you write it. Only then will it have the sound of speech.

Read more. [Image: AP]

Excellent.

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a-guide-to-graphology:

This was drawn on an A4 binder sketchbook for an unrelated project, as specified - it was not drawn under any great stress or influencing emotion. The paper edges and the binder wires suggest size.

The overall style here is understated and artistic. It is lightly personalized, but not over-the-top, suggesting that the writer is confident in his or her ability to present an idea and emphasize his or her point through artistic means. (Which the document itself supports).

The writer is very well organized, but the lack of a high and low zone indicates that he or she is satisfied with the present, so much that they are not considering the future with any seriousness at this point.

Finally, I have a certain affinity for marbled papers.

-Anderson

posting more for the subject of the sample than the analysis, but i think the analysis is way cool too

sundaenotsunday:

weapons of mass creation

by Bianca Green.

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scribnerbooks:

annadevries:

cmasonwells:

Elmore Leonard’s 10 rules of writing, via The Trad

Know them. Love them.

Amen.

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criminallyincompetent:

ilikelookingatnakedmen:

spicyshimmy:

deepredroom:

Because everyone is reblogging that black suit of armour I uploaded.

how to dress a templar is the same thing as how to undress a templar. i need this on my blog for all time. very important reference. and shiny bootses. 

Useful ref for artist and fic writers. 

I’m gonna be honest: this is the sexiest gif I’ve ever seen.

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synnesai:

e1n:

“Why do the things I draw never look as good as they are in my head?!”

If you ever ask yourself this question, you’re not the only one; everyone does, myself included.  But when I do, I remind myself of this quote by Robh Ruppel.  

And in case you’re wondering who Robh is, here’s his IMDB page.  Dude’s a beast (art director for Meet the Robinsons, Brother Bear, Uncharted 2 and 3).

yes sir!

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