There is nothing to writing. All you do is sit down at a typewriter and bleed. — Ernest Hemingway
Ernest Hemingway
Go after Inspiration
You can’t wait for inspiration. You have to go after it with a club. – Jack London
Inspiration. Love it or hate it, it exists. It’s just hard to find. You think you have it cornered only to find yourself standing in a dead-end alley. [Read more…] about Go after Inspiration
7 Thoughts on How to Write a Book
If I were to ask Ernest Hemingway how to write a book, I believe he’d scoff and say something about letting the words bleed onto the page. I’m no Hemingway, but I can understand his mindset: there is no right or wrong way to write a book. There is just the process of getting the words onto the page.
Write Right: Who versus Whom
I think it’s time to tackle the problematic question of “who” versus “whom.” The question is a problem; if I watch any television show or newscast, I know that an actor or anchor is bound to use the wrong word. My guess is that most people don’t notice the mistake. I do, but that’s why I have a red pen. It’s my job to notice the errors and, I hope, to be paid to correct them or to coach the offending individual.