February 2012
22 posts
“No, we weren’t lovers, but in a way we had opened ourselves to each other even...”
– Haruki Murakami, Norwegian Wood (via loveyourchaos)
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“What lies behind us and what lies before us are tiny matters compared to what...”
– Ralph Waldo Emerson (via bitchville)
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this isn't happiness.: 10 Tips on Writing Well... →
nevver:
Read the Roman-Raphaelson book on writing. Read it three times.
Write the way you talk. Naturally.
Use short words, short sentences and short paragraphs.
Never use jargon words like reconceptualize, demassification, attitudinally, judgmentally. They are hallmarks of a pretentious ass.
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toshim:
I am a forest, and a night of dark trees: but he who is not afraid of my darkness, will find banks full of roses under my cypresses.
- Friedrich Nietzsche
January 2012
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“Dammit I’m mad.
Evil is a deed as I live.
God, am I reviled? I rise, my bed on...”
– “Dammit I’m Mad”
by
Demetri Martin
A 224 WORD PALINDROME
(via backseatbanter)
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Watchalacartelife:
Social Media Week Washington DC, February 13-17. socialmediaweek.org/washingtondcSocial Media Week DC Promo Video (by iStrategyLabs)
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“Delay is natural to a writer. He is like a surfer—he bides his time, waits for...”
– E. B. White (via theparisreview)
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January 23rd is...
NATIONAL READING DAY!
[celebrate by reading, writing, makin’ art, and submitting to The Folly]
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this isn't happiness.: William Safire's Rules for... →
nevver:
Remember to never split an infinitive.
The passive voice should never be used.
Do not put statements in the negative form.
Verbs have to agree with their subjects.
Proofread carefully to see if you words out.
If you reread your work, you can find on rereading a great deal of…
nevver:
Have you ever wondered which part of the other side of the earth is directly below you?
The 50 ‘essential’ Washington history books →
“If writers had to wait until their precious psyches were completely serene there...”
– William Styron (via theparisreview)
