can't help telling stories
Last year, before I went to Italy, I spent a lot of time looking for the best travel writing tips. But I had forgotten that merely traveling is a way to improve one’s writing. This sensationally-headlined blog post (super-sexy?) does offer several good reasons for getting away. And now I have a couple of trips I need to plan.
The Simple, Super-Sexy, Science-Backed Way to Improve Your Writing Skills.
http://writetodone.com/improve-your-writing-skills/
Without doubt, at least in my mind, Ray Bradbury is one of the best writers ever. Something Wicked This Way Comes, Fahrenheit 451, The Martian Chronicles and more — all amazed me as a young reader. In this snippet from an old interview, I learned something about his life and his writing.
Ray Bradbury on Storytelling, Friendship, and Why He Never Learned to Drive: A Lost Vintage Interview, Found and Animated | Brain Pickings.
http://www.brainpickings.org/2015/05/07/ray-bradbury-blank-on-blank-interview/
Here are some good ideas to focus your work or get through a slump even if your goal isn’t just a quickly written book. And most will work even if you can’t block out a two-week writing vacation.
10 Ways to Write a Quality Book Quickly.
http://m.huffpost.com/us/entry/7162194
Here are some more winners to learn from. Anybody wonder why Stephen King is at the top of the list?
2015 Edgar Award Winners Announced : The Booklist Reader.
http://www.booklistreader.com/2015/04/30/book-awards/2015-edgar-award-winners-announced/
I don’t know if I think these really are the 10 best opening lines, but they are all memorable. Clearly some are so memorable that people know them who haven’t even read the books they come from. What’s your best opening line?
Top 10 Best Book Opening Lines | A Writer’s Path.
http://ryanlanz.com/2015/04/25/top-10-best-book-opening-lines/
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