F. Scott Fitzgerald on editing: “Cut out all those exclamation marks. An exclamation mark is like laughing at your own joke.”
“Cut out all those exclamation marks. An exclamation mark is like laughing at your own joke.” (Tweet it!) F. Scott …
Read MoreThomas Jefferson on simplicity: “The most valuable of all talents is that of never using two words when one will do.”
“The most valuable of all talents is that of never using two words when one will do.” (Tweet it!) Thomas …
Read MoreMark Twain on editing: “Substitute ‘damn’ every time you’re inclined to write ‘very;’ your editor will delete it and the writing will be just as it should be.”
“Substitute ‘damn’ every time you’re inclined to write ‘very;’ your editor will delete it and the writing will be just …
Read More20 questions and a selfie: A day in the life of self-published horror author A.R. Braun
A.R. is the author of two short-story collections, Insanity and Horrorbook, and has numerous publication credits, including "NREM Sleep" in the D.O.A. anthology; "Freaks" in Downstate Story magazine; "The Unwanted Visitors" in the Vermin anthology; "Coven" in the Heavy Metal Horror anthology; "Remember Me?" in Horror Bound magazine; and "Shades of Gray (the Symbiosis of Light and Dark)" in Micro Horror magazine. Braun's "The Interloper" won story of the month in 2009's June Full Moon in Bloom issue of SNM Horror Magazine, and the piece was included in the SNM Horror anthology, Bonded by Blood 2: a Romance in Red.
Read MoreMorris West on writing: “[The writer] has to be the kind of man who turns the world upside down and says, lookit, it looks different, doesn’t it?”
“The writer has to be the kind of man who turns the world upside down and says, lookit, it looks …
Read MoreStephen King on editing: “Revising a story down to the bare essentials is always a little like murdering children, but it must be done.”
“When your story is ready for rewrite, cut it to the bone. Get rid of every ounce of excess fat. …
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