Comments | fajrdrako: Writing a novel...

fajrdrako

Writing a novel...

Feb 20, 2009 08:05

There are three rules for writing the novel. Unfortunately, no one knows what they are. - W. Somerset Maugham.

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Comments 10

flautopiccolo February 20 2009, 15:20:45 UTC

That made me smile.

fajrdrako February 20 2009, 15:22:18 UTC

Yeah, me too.

So true...!

dejla February 20 2009, 16:29:56 UTC

Ah, yes. One of my favorites.

fajrdrako February 20 2009, 16:42:11 UTC

Classic.

Next best is Neil Simon on writing his next play: "I have all the words picked out. I just have to put them in the right order."

benbenberi February 20 2009, 19:40:25 UTC

I was going to say, I know what the 3 rules are:
1. Start it.
2. Finish it.
3. Make sure all the words are in the right order.

(In my experience, #2 is the hard one...)

fajrdrako February 20 2009, 21:35:39 UTC

Yeah, #2 is murder.

Just ask George R.R. Martin.

lunacy_gal February 20 2009, 23:05:14 UTC

Eh. Just start putting words onto paper and stop when you're done. Simple, right?

fajrdrako February 21 2009, 01:26:57 UTC

What could be easier?

monsieureden February 21 2009, 03:48:34 UTC

This made me lol so hard.

fajrdrako February 21 2009, 14:01:47 UTC

Me too.