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Brad Wendel / April 29, 2014

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You can solve most of your writing problems if you stop after every sentence and ask “What does the reader need to know next?” WM Zinsser
All writers have this vague hope that the elves will come in the night and finish any stories. Neil Gaiman
Novels are not about expressing yourself, they’re about something beautiful, funny, clever and organic. Self-expression? Go and ring a bell in the yard if you want to express yourself. Zadie Smith
The greatest possible mint of style is to make the words absolutely disappear into the thought. Nathaniel Hawthorne
I think most writers, even the best, overwrite. I prefer to underwrite. Simple, clear as a country creek. Truman Capote