How to Write
Dave Monroe
against.the.dave at gmail.com
Sun Jul 29 10:09:07 CDT 2012
On Sat, Jul 28, 2012 at 4:22 PM, Dave Monroe <against.the.dave at gmail.com> wrote:
> The art of writing can be reduced to a few simple rules. I share them
> with you now.
>
> http://www.nytimes.com/2012/07/29/books/review/colson-whiteheads-rules-for-writing.html
If you examine the Lish papers in the Lilly Library at Indiana
University, you’ll see how, with but a few deft strokes, Lish pared
that down to create the now legendary ending: “Help — land shark!” It
wasn’t what Carver intended, but few could argue that it was not
shorter.
http://www.nytimes.com/2012/07/29/books/review/colson-whiteheads-rules-for-writing.html
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