Jordan Rosenfeld

Some good writing quotes…

While I’m sure these first two quotes exist elsewhere, I found them courtesy of Jon Winokur. By the way, one of my favorite books? W.O.W. [Writers on Writing] by Jon Winokur.

As far as I’m concerned, “whom” is a word that was invented to make everyone sound like a butler.

Calvin Trillin

You most likely need a thesaurus, a rudimentary grammar book, and a grip on reality. This latter means: there’s no free lunch. Writing is work. It’s also gambling. You don’t get a pension plan. Other people can help you a bit, but essentially you’re on your own. Nobody is making you do this: you chose it, so don’t whine.

Margaret Atwood

No matter how grand or ordinary your idea, you must take it through an alchemical process that transforms it into a story.

Writers Horoscope September 15: The publishing world is against you. It seems.

evil editor-dasher of dreams caption Ever had that submission spur an immediate rejection?

We’re talkin’, ‘Click ‘send’ and within minutes, boom! your inbox has a ‘Thanks, but…’ message. It’s almost as if that evil editor, assistant or, in 2017, maybe an automated script, has been just waiting for your query letter or sample chapter.

Time to give up, right?

Uhhh, no.

Jordan Rosenfeld, author of A Writer’s Guide to Persistence: How to Create a Lasting and Productive Writing Practice, offers these tips.

No, I have not yet bought her book, but for almost a year, I’ve followed her Twitter feed, which abounds with inspiration and advice for writers.

So hang in there and move on to the next potential client.

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Props Week, continued: Writing wisdom via Jordan Rosenfeld…

@Jordanrosenfeld

http://jordanrosenfeld.net/

Some of her gems include:

A fast draft gets it down, but it doesn’t finish it for you.
Reading is an aerobics class for your writer mind.
At the beginning, your character shouldn’t be too self-aware; leave room for growth.
Each scene should still have a goal for your protagonist—and readers are most interested in your protagonist.