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Good Writing Evokes Sensation, Quote by E.L. Doctorow
“Good writing is supposed to evoke sensation in the reader—not the fact that it is raining, but the feeling of being rained upon.” E.L. DOCTOROW Photo: “Rain Forest in Paris” b… more →
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E.L.Doctorow Wins Gold
wrote 1 week ago: The 2013 gold medals for the arts given by the American Academy of Arts and Letters have been awarde … more →
Author Quote Monday
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wrote 1 week ago: We are all good friends. Friendship is what endures. Shared ideals, respect for the whole character … more →
Inspirational Quote Thursday 5/09/13
wrote 2 weeks ago: Welcome to the end of the week lovelies! How’s the writing going? Keep plugging along, you … more →
Review: E.L. Doctorow’s ”The Book of Daniel”
wrote 2 weeks ago: WARNING: Cover dysphoria! This is a skilled book and a tough, dark read. Daniel, in full-blown, po-m … more →
Quote: E. L. Doctorow
wrote 2 weeks ago: “Good writing is supposed to evoke sensation in the reader, not the fact that it’s raining, bu … more →
Fog and writing
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wrote 3 weeks ago: Writing is like driving in the night in the fog. You can only see as far as your headlights, but you … more →
World’s Fair: Novel without a Plot
wrote 3 weeks ago: E. L. Doctorow, author of a dozen books including such titles as Ragtime, Billy Bathgate and The Mar … more →
Midweek Motivation: A man, a plan, a canal: Panama*
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wrote 1 month ago: -Richard Beynon Ken Follet spends six months working out, in great detail, the plot of his thrillers … more →
Getting Back On the Road
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wrote 1 month ago: For almost two years now, I’ve been ignoring a young adult book I’d started writing. The … more →
That Sense of Being Overcome
wrote 2 months ago: He thought he knew what it was, that sense of being overcome. You suffocated. The calamity of it. He … more →
On Writing: E.L. Doctorow
wrote 2 months ago: Planning to write is not writing. Outlining, researching, talking to people about what you’re … more →
"Writers are not...
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wrote 2 months ago: “Writers are not just people who sit down and write. They hazard themselves. Every time you co … more →
Good Writing Evokes Sensation, Quote by E.L. Doctorow
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wrote 2 months ago: “Good writing is supposed to evoke sensation in the reader—not the fact that it is raining, bu … more →
Here is New York
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wrote 3 months ago: Third, there is the New York of the person who was born somewhere else and came to New York in quest … more →
E. L. Doctorow
wrote 3 months ago: “Writing a novel is like driving a car at night. You can only see as far as your headlights, but you … more →
E.L. Doctorow: "Writing a novel is like driving a car at night."
wrote 3 months ago: “Writing a novel is like driving a car at night. You can only see as far as your headlights, but you … more →
The first post
wrote 3 months ago: Writers are not just people who sit down and write. They hazard themselves. Every time you compose a … more →
Famous Writers Quotes
wrote 3 months ago: 1. Annie Dillard 2. Anton Chekhov 3. E.L. Doctorow 4. Edgar Allan Poe 5. … more →
Quote of the Day
wrote 3 months ago: Planning to write is not writing. Outlining…researching…talking to people about what you … more →
