Fill/Stroke.com
I found this gem floating around the blogs, and I think it’s just excellent.
The most damning revelation you can make about yourself is that you do not know what is interesting and what is not. Don’t you yourself like or dislike writers mainly for what they choose to show you or make you think about? Did you ever admire an emptyheaded writer for his or her mastery of the language? No.
1. Find a subject you care about
2. Do not ramble, though
3. Keep it simple
4. Have guts to cut
5. Sound like yourself
6. Say what you mean
7. Pity the readers
An essay by Vonnegut from 1981:
http://literature.sdsu.edu/onWRITING/vonnegutSTYLE.html
i love him
1. adria. 19 July 2008.
Yeah, I think we’d all strive to be a little more like Vonnegut when we write.
Great find. :)
2. tanner. 19 July 2008.
lol seven step program to stop sucking… Hang on, I’ll go pick up my copy of 7 habits of highly effective people.
my list:
1. GUTS
2. EFFORT
3. BRAINZ
I hate lists, I really do. I REALLY DO. Good quote though…
3. sarah. 23 July 2008.
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