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

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If you can tell stories, create characters, devise incidents, and have sincerity and passion, it doesn’t matter a damn how you write.
Somerset Maugham

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It’s none of their business that you have to learn to write. Let them think you were born that way.
Ernest Hemingway

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Tell your stories (via Pinterest)

Tell your stories (via Pinterest)



developing characters (via Writing / Advice on writing characters.)

developing characters (via Writing / Advice on writing characters.)



Can’t help it (via Writing / Writers)

Can’t help it (via Writing / Writers)



Layering Your Story Line Using Braiding @ The Beginning Writer

I’ve recently made it to the middle of a story I’m writing and it didn’t take long for me to realize that I didn’t know how to handle keeping the story going. So I looked to one of my favorite author’s on writing for guidance.



Different Types Of Point Of View @ The Beginning Writer

When you are just starting a new project, one of the first things you must decide is which point of view to use.



The Beginning Writer: Link Round-up For 4/19/13

I can’t believe another week has gone by already! And with the bombings in Boston, the explosion in Texas, and now one of the Boston bombers being killed, it’s been a very dramatic week. I’ve been keeping one eye on the news and one eye on my homework for days now.

But now it’s Friday, and in case you don’t know, every day I scour the internet looking for articles that are helpful to me as a beginning writer. When I find something, I will share it over Twitter. Each Friday, I will post what I call a link round-up of all the helpful articles I found that week.