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“The first draft of anything is shit.” — Ernest Hemingway.
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What I've been reading
“Start where you are. Use what you have. Do what you can.” Arthur Ashe
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February 2024

The secret of creativity
“The worst enemy to creativity is self-doubt.” — Sylvia Plath
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Focus
“The scariest moment is always just before you start.” -Stephen King
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January 2024

December 2023

A Savage Art
"To exact revenge for yourself or your friends is not only a right, it's an absolute duty." Stieg Larsson
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October 2023

The Witch House is back!
"There is more to life than writing an publishing fiction." Philip Roth
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September 2023

Writing is this easy....and this hard
"Writing is like driving at night in the fog. You can only see as far as your headlights, but you can make the whole trip that way." E L Doctorow
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Britain's Patricia Highsmith ?
"For neither life nor nature cares if justice is ever done or not." Patricia Highsmith
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August 2023

Reading As a Writer - Part 1 of n
"Almost all good writing begins with terrible first efforts. You need to start somewhere." Anne Lamott
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Why crime fiction?
"Crime fiction is a way of satisfying that nosy need to know" Sophie Hannah
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I've been reading
“If you want to be a writer you must do two things above all others: read a lot, and write a lot.” Stephen King
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