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I like to write when I feel spiteful. It is like having a good sneeze. D. H. Lawrence

Hey all, Anyone up for a craft meet this Wednesday? -> 4.30pm Singapore, 7.30pm Sydney (DLS starts 5 April), 9.30am UK (DLS started 29 March) Sorry for the short notice. I wasn't sure if Huddle South was meeting, and looks like it isn't. We've got a craft exercise from James Scott Bell on...

Hi everyone! Anyone up for a craft meet this Wednesday? -> 4.30pm Singapore, 7.30pm Sydney, 8.30am UK We've got a craft exercise from Ursula le Guin about Being Gorgeous. Of course we're all gorgeous already, but lets put it down on paper 🥳 @RK Wallis @wrightstuff @LJ Beck Anyone else...

Hi everyone! A couple of us from Huddle South are planning a craft meeting this Wednesday, 4.30 pm Singapore time (8.30 am UK time and 7.30 pm Sydney time). That's a little after the usual Huddle South starts. There will be a small writing exercise and some sharing of what we produce. I reckon...

It takes a lot of energy and a lot of neurosis to write a novel. If you were really sensible, you'd do something else. Lawrence Durrell

"You don't write about people you know, you write what you know about people." Jan Mark

“In order to write the book you want to write, in the end you have to become the person you need to become to write that book.” Junot Diaz

Hello, I'm aiming for the ambitious goal of becoming a full-time author. It seems the best way to do this is to build a huge author platform and write to market. Does anyone have experience writing to market? Seeking advice and productive conversation.

“Why this hunger to write — I always ask myself — if not the longing to discover what I believe? The pen divines my thoughts.” David Conover

'Pedestrian writing, thin characters - I can handle the criticism. I write to pedestrians. And I am a pedestrian. I write the best I can. I know I'm never going to be revered as some classic writer. I don't claim to be C. S. Lewis. The literary-type writers, I admire them. I wish I was smart...

Diversity is not a trend; it's a responsibility. Art isn't neutral; the imbalance is real. I found this webinar really insightful, so I wanted to share it. How to write layered stories, not stereotypes.

“It is better to write a bad first draft than no first draft at all.” Will Shetterly

To write a great book, you must first become the book. Naval Ravikant

'There is absolutely no point in sitting down to write a book unless you feel that you must write that book, or else go mad, or die.' Robertson Davies

I write in order to attain that feeling of tension relieved and function achieved which a cow enjoys on giving milk. H. L. Mencken

A lot of interesting points arising in this... https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-14497979/Russell-Brand-sued-failing-write-two-self-help-books-sex-abuse.html

Deciding to write a book, it never feels like a great idea. It’s always like knowingly entering a bad marriage. If you had any sense, you wouldn’t do it, but you know you’re going to do it. Percival Everett

7 writers chosen to write their memoir in Peru on a reality show. The winner gets a bookdeal. We have reached peak Squid Games, but also-why not? https://www.writeorflightshow.com/?kuid=aaea3de3-d589-489b-9b5c-13ab03a3b842-1739900958&kref=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.geniusmemoirwriting.com%2F