Jon Winokur Book Recommendations & Book Mentions

Jon Winokur

Create dangerously, for people who read dangerously. This is what I’ve always thought it meant to be a #writer. #Writing, knowing in part that no matter how trivial your #words may seem, someday, somewhere, someone may risk his or her life to read them. EDWIDGE DANTICAT https://t.co/kDpLHED61v

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Short paragraphs put air around what you write and make it look inviting, whereas one long chunk of type can discourage the reader from even starting to read. WILLIAM ZINSSER #amwriting #writing #writingadvice

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There are three rules for #writing a #novel. Unfortunately, no one knows what they are. SOMERSET MAUGHAM #amwriting #fiction #writing

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If #history were taught in the form of #stories, it would never be forgotten. RUDYARD KIPLING #amwriting #fiction #writing https://t.co/hpBJmagZCd

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#Writing is a solitary occupation. Family, friends, and society are the natural enemies of the #writer. He must be alone, uninterrupted, and slightly savage if he is to sustain and complete an undertaking. JESSAMYN WEST #amwriting #fiction https://t.co/weCvNeaTnf

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Jon Winokur

If I were to give serious practical advice to a young #writer about how to succeed I would say: “#Write the same book, or the same play, over and over again, just very slightly different." MICHAEL FRAYN #amwriting #drama #writing #writingadvice

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If I’m really at a loss, I’ll just #write the wrong thing, the thing I know won’t work. I’ll willfully take a wrong turn on the road or go off the road entirely and get lost. Sometimes the wrong thing will lead to the right thing. MONA AWAD #amwriting #fiction #writing https://t.co/0ucAJ8MJcF

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Maybe you’re one of those people who writes #poems, but rarely reads them. Let me put this as delicately as I can: If you don’t read, your #writing is going to suck. KIM ADDONIZIO #amwriting #poetry #writingadvice https://t.co/lQrRVcDT26

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To #write well it is entirely necessary to #read widely and deeply. Good #poems are the best teachers. Perhaps they are the only teachers. MARY OLIVER #amwriting #poetry #writingadvice https://t.co/nx5rmcUi4L

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If #stories come to you, care for them. And learn to give them away where they are needed. Sometimes a person needs a #story more than food to stay alive. BARRY LOPEZ #amwriting #fiction #writing