Quote me This (Warm Ups)
You guys rock my socks ^.^ I hope you're having fun with this and that the satisfaction of writing complete ficlets is banking up for those November days when everything seems to be conspiring against you.
As always, reply to this post with your answers, and pop by ( here) for rules and explanations.
If your entry requires more than 1 reply, please post the whole thing in your own journal and then reply once here with a link.
State clearly any warnings/ratings in the subject line of your reply (or at the very top of the body of your reply) so that people can be forewarned. Consider it a bit of CYA tactics *wry*
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The First Sentence First and Second Quotes
Choose: One
Writing Time: 6 minutes
Quote #1: Every author in some way portrays himself in his works, even if it be against his will. - Goethe
Quote #2: I want to write books that unlock the traffic jam in everybody's head. - John Updike
The Non Sequitur Third and Fourth Quotes
Choose: One (OR choose one, write for time, choose the other, write for time)
Writing Time: 3 minutes
Quote #3: The best style is the style you don't notice. - Somerset Maugham
Quote #4: No man should ever publish a book until he has first read it to a woman. - Van Wyck Brooks
The Last Straw Fifth and Sixth Quotes
Choose: One
Writing Time: 6 minutes
Quote #5: Writing is a product of silence. - Carrie Latet
Quote #6: It took me fifteen years to discover I had no talent for writing, but I couldn't give it up because by that time I was too famous. - Robert Benchley
[Disclaimer: The above quotes belong to their respective speakers. We're just having a bit of fun. Not profiting, no suing, please :)]
As always, reply to this post with your answers, and pop by ( here) for rules and explanations.
If your entry requires more than 1 reply, please post the whole thing in your own journal and then reply once here with a link.
State clearly any warnings/ratings in the subject line of your reply (or at the very top of the body of your reply) so that people can be forewarned. Consider it a bit of CYA tactics *wry*
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The First Sentence First and Second Quotes
Choose: One
Writing Time: 6 minutes
Quote #1: Every author in some way portrays himself in his works, even if it be against his will. - Goethe
Quote #2: I want to write books that unlock the traffic jam in everybody's head. - John Updike
The Non Sequitur Third and Fourth Quotes
Choose: One (OR choose one, write for time, choose the other, write for time)
Writing Time: 3 minutes
Quote #3: The best style is the style you don't notice. - Somerset Maugham
Quote #4: No man should ever publish a book until he has first read it to a woman. - Van Wyck Brooks
The Last Straw Fifth and Sixth Quotes
Choose: One
Writing Time: 6 minutes
Quote #5: Writing is a product of silence. - Carrie Latet
Quote #6: It took me fifteen years to discover I had no talent for writing, but I couldn't give it up because by that time I was too famous. - Robert Benchley
[Disclaimer: The above quotes belong to their respective speakers. We're just having a bit of fun. Not profiting, no suing, please :)]