Aristotle

The only 5 writing rules you’ll ever need!

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The Painted Word #41

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Forget grammar and think about potatoes.
(Gertrude Stein)

2.

Don’t write what you know. Start with what you know and invent from there. (Ernest Hemingway)

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A whole is that which has a beginning, a middle, and an end. (Aristotle)

4.

“The cat sat on the mat” is not the beginning of a story, but “The cat sat on the dog’s mat” is. (John le Carré)

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There is no secret to success. Rise early and work hard. That’s the only secret. (Phillip Glass)

BONUS!

A real writer doesn’t need lame advice from other writers. (William Shakespeare, maybe)

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