Ein Entlastungspodcast für Autor*innen.
"Writing advise is just shit writers made up."
Chuck Wendig
"Remember you love writing. It wouldn't be worth it if you didn't. If the love fades, do what you need to and get it back.
Remember writing doesn't love you. It doesn't care. Nevertheless,...
"Abandon the idea that you are ever going to finish. Lose track of the 400 pages and write just one page for each day, it helps. Then when it gets finished, you are always surprised."
John...
"Avoid your weaknesses. But do this without telling yourself that the things you can't do aren't worth doing. Don't mask self-doubt with contempt."
Zadie Smith
“Ich schreibe nie über etwas anderes als über eigene Erfahrungen. Alle meine Personen sind Teile von mir, sozusagen abgespaltene Persönlichkeiten, die ich recht gut kenne. Kommt einmal eine mir ...
In the planning stage of a book, don't plan the ending. It has to be earned by all that will go before it.
Rose Tremain
This is the value for me of writing books that children read. Children aren’t interested in your appalling self-consciousness. They want to know what happens next. They force you to tell a story...
Every book is an argument with myself.
Patricia Highsmith
Usually, I have a lot of acquaintance with the story before I start writing it. When I didn’t have regular time to give to writing, stories would just be working in my head for so long that when...
Finish the day's writing when you still want to continue.
Helen Dunmore