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“كلّما قالوا انتهى، فاجأتُهُمْ أَنّي ابتدأتْ ”
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“I’m convinced that fear is at the root of most bad writing.”
― On Writing: A Memoir of the Craft
― On Writing: A Memoir of the Craft
“Good writing is often about letting go of fear and affectation. Affectation itself, beginning with the need to define some sorts of writing as “good” and other sorts as “bad,” is fearful behavior. Good writing is also about making good choices when it comes to picking the tools you plan to work with.”
― On Writing: A Memoir of the Craft
― On Writing: A Memoir of the Craft
“جَمال المرْأةِ لا يُرى....إنه يُكتَشَفْ ”
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“There is no Idea Dump, no Story Central, no Island of the Buried Bestsellers; good story ideas seem to come quite literally from nowhere, sailing at you right out of the empty sky: two previously unrelated ideas come together and make something new under the sun. Your job isn’t to find these ideas but to recognize them when they show up.”
― On Writing: A Memoir of the Craft
― On Writing: A Memoir of the Craft
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