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23.03.2018 19:52
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Tags: john gardner student writer writing reading
What this means, in practical terms for the student writer, is that in order to achieve mastery he must read widely and deeply and mu st write not just carefully but continually,
24.04.2014 15:13
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Tags: john gardner novel writing crazy great novel quote
One must be just a little crazy to write a great novel.
24.04.2014 14:29
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Tags: john gardner writer's ability quote on becoming a novelist
As every writer knows... there is something mysterious about the writer's ability, on any given day, to write.
24.04.2014 13:49
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Tags: john gardner good novel quote on becoming a novelist
We read five words on the first page of a really good novel and we begin to forget that we are reading printed words...
24.04.2014 13:43
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Tags: john gardner plot central character character good fiction quote
In nearly all good fiction, the basic - all but inescapable - plot form is this: A central character wants something...
29.04.2013 19:14
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Tags: john gardner the art of fiction writing quote writer
Most people I've known who wanted to become writers, knowing what it meant, did become writers.
17.06.2011 01:38
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Categories: Fiction Writing Fiction Elements Writing Craft Writing Tips
Tags: john gardner form short story novella novel
A short story is a single movement with a single climax which "by the rule of elegance and efficiency" should contain the fewest scenes possible-perhaps three.
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