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An aging writer has the not insignificant satisfaction of a shelf of books behind him that, as they wait for their ideal readers to discover them, will outlast him for a while. John Updike

The founder is Giannai Cara and his come on is very seductive to me. Think outside the algorihmn-BUT I am very suspicious of things that feel a bit cultish. And this has that vibe. Anyone have any experience? https://www.giannicara.com/authors/c3986aa3-d313-406f-bc9b-78ccba4a28b3...

I'm interested in memory because it's a filter through which we see our lives, and because it's foggy and obscure, the opportunities for self-deception are there. In the end, as a writer, I'm more interested in what people tell themselves happened rather than what actually happened. Kazuo Ishiguro

Hello all, I'm Jeremiah, a writer based in Los Angeles. I'm primarily a horror screenwriter, but love prose as well and am looking to grow in that area. I just finished a draft of my second novel, an action thriller, and am starting to plan my next project Excited to be here and see what it's...

“When you face writer’s block, just lower your standards and keep going.” Sandra Tsing Loh

The catchword I use with my classes is: The authority of the writer always overcomes the skepticism of the reader. Nikki Giovanni

Nelson Algen

Hi everyone, November is my favourite month because that's when all the tourists leave the South of France and I reclaim my sanity. So my vacation starts now until March when they return (you guessed it, I'm a tour guide). So when I'm not trampling in medieval villages or baroque churches, I am...

New blog post by Claire G – discussions in this thread, please --- The Good There’s so much to love about writing – the excitement of that initial spark of an idea; the stimulation of the challenge to make it work; that feeling you get when you find the perfect word/phrase/sentence/paragraph...

‘The imagination doesn't crop annually like a reliable fruit tree. The writer has to gather whatever's there: sometimes too much, sometimes too little, sometimes nothing at all. And in the years of glut there is always a slatted wooden tray in some cool, dark attic, which the writer nervously...

“As things stand now, I am going to be a writer. I’m not sure that I’m going to be a good one or even a self-supporting one, but until the dark thumb of fate presses me to the dust and says, ‘you are nothing’, I will be a writer.”, Hunter S. Thompson

A long time ago, I was talking to a history writer and author of many books - all with great titles. I asked him how he came up with them and he told me that none of his proposals had titles. What I never did was ask him how he pulled that off. Is there anybody doing that today? How could you?

What’s talent but the ability to get away with something? Tennessee Williams

Hi, I'm Allen, new member, new writer. My day job is designing rocket engines but my aspiration is writing fiction, which is a heck of a lot more challenging. I look forward to being a member of the Litopia community. :)

Hi Pamela, It's my pleasure to notify you that your submission has moved forward to the second round of jury deliberations for the SLF's Older Writers Grants. We hope to have a final decision for you soon, but we are currently working through a higher than usual number of applications. Please...

I am not really a writer. I am just someone who is haunted, and I will write the hauntings down. Janet Frame

As a writer you should not judge. You should understand. Ernest Hemingway

As a writer, I'm more interested in what people tell themselves happened rather than what actually happened. Kazuon Ishiguro

The writer, like the murderer, needs a motive. Janet Malcolm

“The writer is either a practicing recluse or a delinquent, guilt-ridden one – or both. Usually both.” Susan Sontag