Write, write, write, out of your guts, out of the sweat on your forehead and the blood in your veins. Do not think about Mr. Potter’s guide to the salesmanship of short stories produced, apparently, on the lines of the Ford works. Do not bother your head about the length of the stuff you are writing . . . . Write a story (if you must write stories) about yourself searching for your soul amid the horrors of corruption and disease, about your passionate strivings after something you don’t know and can’t express. (This is one of the few ways [of] knowing it and expressing it.)
Dylan Thomas (letter to Trevor Hughes, 1932)
3 comments:
you might find Scott's blog, six words for a hat, interesting: he talks a lot with others in the comments about writing and criticism...
A lovely quote.
@mudpuddle,
Thanks for the recommendation. I'm always interested in writing, criticism, and, of course, reading.
@reese,
Thanks for your kind comment.
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