Esther Freud quotes
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“Editing is everything. Cut until you can cut no more.”
-- Esther FreudSource : " Ten rules for writing fiction" by Elmore Leonard, Diana Athill, Margaret Atwood, Roddy Doyle, Helen Dunmore, Geoff Dyer, Anne Enright, Richard Ford, Jonathan Franzen, Esther Freud, Neil Gaiman, David Hare, PD James, AL Kennedy, www.theguardian.com. February 19, 2010.
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“A story needs rhythm. Read it aloud to yourself. If it doesn't spin a bit of magic, it's missing something.”
-- Esther FreudSource : "Ten rules for writing fiction" by Esther Freud, www.theguardian.com. February 19, 2010.
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“Find your best time of the day for writing and write. Don't let anything else interfere. Afterwards it won't matter to you that the kitchen is a mess.”
-- Esther FreudSource : "Ten rules for writing fiction" by Esther Freud, www.theguardian.com. February 19, 2010.
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“Believe in the reader and they can connect the dots, if you succeed breathe life into the story”
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“Trust your reader. Not everything needs to be explained. If you really know something, and breathe life into it, they'll know it too.”
-- Esther FreudSource : "Ten rules for writing fiction" by Elmore Leonard, Diana Athill, Margaret Atwood, Roddy Doyle, Helen Dunmore, Geoff Dyer, Anne Enright, Richard Ford, Jonathan Franzen, Esther Freud, Neil Gaiman, David Hare, PD James, AL Kennedy, www.theguardian.com. February 19, 2010.
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“A wonderful book . . . Full of sadness, hope, and ultimately love. I found it very moving.”
-- Esther Freud
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“If i get 8 hours to cut a tree i'll spend 7 hours to sharp my knife.”
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Source : Adam Gidwitz (2012). “In a Glass Grimmly”, p.143, Penguin
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Source : "Mark Souder: The Hypocrisy of the Hypocrite" by Diana Butler Bass, www.beliefnet.com. May 18, 2010.
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