The Red Pen Society

"And my song needs to breathe: poetry isn’t poetry
and prose isn’t prose. I dreamt that you are the last of what god told me
when I saw you both in my sleep, then there were words…"

Maḥmoud Darwish, from “Sonnet I” in The Butterfly’s Burden, trans. Fady Joudah (via proustitute)

kingforhermione:

janefriedman:

A Map to Get Out of Writer’s Block via NY Book Editors

God bless

(via writersyoga)

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What you read is important, but not all important. How you read is the main consideration. For if you know how to read, there’s a world of education even in the newspapers, the magazines, on a single billboard or a stray advertising dodger.

Th secret of good reading is this: read critically!

Timeless wisdom from 75+ years ago: How to acquire knowledge. (via explore-blog)

(Source: , via worddocs)

ceruleancrescent:

conquerorwurm:

erinthesails:

catbountry:

fieto:

griff-kendu:

moraniarty:

shelivesin221c:

I DON’T KNOW THIS JUST FEELS LIKE THE MOST USEFUL THING IMAGINABLE RIGHT NOW

this is one of the most beautiful things on the internet

DO YOU HAVE ANY IDEA HOW MANY TIMES I HAVE BEEN WISTFULLY DAYDREAMING ABOUT SOMETHING LIKE THIS EXISTING

DO YOU KNOW

I LOVE YOU

GREAT

Oh, this is gonna be useful.

THANK JESUS OH MY GOD THIS IS THE BEST THING EVER

Holy wow what

(Source: hannibalbarton, via writersyoga)

"And so with the sunshine and the great bursts of leaves growing on the trees, just as things grow in fast movies, I had that familiar conviction that life was beginning over again with the summer."

F. Scott Fitzgerald, The Great Gatsby (via bookmania)

writersyoga:

We all have those in between times where we don’t feel creative or get frustrated and need a break. But it can be really hard coming back to the blank page. And it’s even more stressful when you feel lethargic and stuck. So when you’re in between projects or just can’t write, it’s a good idea…

(Source: visualgraphic, via writersyoga)

allinye:

Books that own my soul → The Book Thief by Markus Zusak

I wanted to explain that I am constantly overestimating and underestimating the human race - that rarely do I ever simply estimate it. I wanted to ask her how the same thing could be so ugly and so glorious, and its words and stories so damning and brilliant.

(via thewritershelpers)

writersyoga:

Showing, instead of telling, is an important part of keeping a story fresh and interesting. It helps make the story you’re telling jump off the page and the setting and characters more believable. So what is “show, don’t tell” and why is it important?

• · Description is an important element…