Justine Larbalestier

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The real writing rules

I’m a little shocked that Matthew Cheney has broken the writers’ code of silence and shared the real rules of writing with the unwashed masses. But the cat’s out of the bag now . . .

If you don’t understand them it’s because you’re not actually meant to be a writer.

Posted by Justine at 7:37, 17 November 2006 under Frippery, Writing process | 3 Comments »

Comments

  1. Lee Battersby Says:

    Poems have so few things left of their own anymore that we should let them have their own cities.

    Oh, I really should learn not to read these things at work. I get in so much trouble for laughing…..

    Oh, dear (wipes eyes). oh dear, dear dear…

    November 17th, 2006 at 8:24 AM

  2. Rebecca Says:

    better go throw out those old grapes in my fridge.

    November 17th, 2006 at 9:06 AM

  3. Diana Says:

    The first paragraph sounds like “rules for writing in tlon.”

    November 17th, 2006 at 11:13 AM

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