- Being
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- Nov 07, 2020
Writing Quotes
The craft and habit of writing.
This set covers a filmmaker tracing an early comedic style back to college years, and advice that writing something and deciding to publish it are two separate decisions entirely. For more on the finished product, see Book.
- Last Updated on May 30, 2021
- Folk Songs
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- Nov 07, 2020
I've been getting interested in reimagining folk songs and writing songs that should have existed but didn't, particularly around the Civil War when black voices were muted and only allowed particular channels.
- Happy
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- Nov 07, 2020
I'm usually just writing lyrics alone in my room, but I'm happy to be producing and writing chords anywhere.
- Me
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- Nov 07, 2020
Nobody should be anything, but because I once had a different profession and I'm interested in writing, I took it upon me.
- Music
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- Nov 07, 2020
I'm very interested in writing an actual series, that doesn't have too much to do with my music - a world I create that has characters in it. I'm just trying to get there by doing things that I want to do.
- Made
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- Nov 07, 2020
I really like writing from real-life experiences. Audiences seem to prefer the stuff I couldn't have made up.
- Kid
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- Nov 07, 2020
The adult fiction and writing for children portions of my MFA program were kept very separate, and there was a stigma around those 'kid people.'
- Like
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- Nov 07, 2020
Picture books, while less in word count, are certainly not less important. There are unbelievably skillful authors writing in this vein. Authors like Jane O'Connor and Jon Scieszka.
- Picture
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- Nov 07, 2020
I've said it before, and I'll say it again: writing picture books is an art - the art of word choice.
- Children
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- Nov 07, 2020
At its best, writing is a dialogue. It's one of the things I love about children's: the fact that this dialogue is really there from the get-go, from the start of writing.
- Glamorous
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- Nov 07, 2020
Writing is probably the least glamorous profession there is. This doesn't change when you become an author.
- Black And White
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- Nov 07, 2020
There are infinite shades of grey. Writing often appears so black and white.
- Nov 07, 2020
During the week,I'm really focused on writing and output. Sunday is a day when I really try not to write at all.
- Feel
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- Nov 07, 2020
When I'm fishing, I feel guilty that I'm not writing, and when I'm writing, I feel guilty that I'm not fishing. But when push comes to shove, I'll always take the writing.
- College
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- Nov 07, 2020