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A good story is like a motorcycle. All the parts move together and move forward. (7-8-99)
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Because I Have Something to Say! (Repost)
Because I Have Something to Say! Posted on January 13, 2013 by Catherine Hedge He dared us to write well! By Catherine Hedge Anyone who uses the phrase, “indomitable” must have met my writing mentor, the late Leonard Bishop. He grew … Continue reading
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Thankful for Words of Wisdom
(There are several writing groups around the country who began with Leonard Bishop. Each of us writers and dreamers are thankful to him every time we sit down to our desks, or curl in front of a fire to “percolate” … Continue reading
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A Pair of Persistent Threats
by Leonard Bishop There are two persistent threats that intimidate all inexperienced writers who want to write novels. And unless they avoid those threats, they will never write their novels. When I was instructing at the University of California, in … Continue reading
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The Writer’s Life: A Social Vacuum
by Leonard Bishop Don’t quit your present employer to become a professional writer until you have learned how to be alone. It is not the lack of talent or skill that stops someone from succeeding as a professional writer. Talent … Continue reading
Write A Novel? Let’s Pretend (repost)
by Leonard Bishop (For our friends who need to be reminded…it IS possible to write a novel! And Leonard tells us the first step!) A late general complaint from all people who want to write novels is:” I’d love to … Continue reading
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Who Will Cast The First Stone?
by Leonard Bishop This is an apology to many easily forgettable best-selling writers. Some not exceptionally enlightened college students taught me a lesson I was needing to learn for years. About how to be critical of other writers. While my … Continue reading
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Tagged best American novelists, Dare to Be A Great Writer, Leonard Bishop, literary critique, modern writers, respecting writers, surviving as a writer, taking risks in writing, the writer's craft, writing advice, writing talent
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Doctor Students
by Leonard Bishop The only unpleasant experience I have had as a writing instructor was when there were medical doctors in the class. The subjects they wrote about were usually terrifying. X-ray radiation and hereditary alteration, rheumatoid arthritis, cystic … Continue reading
They Are Leaping Toward A Dream
by Leonard Bishop, Author of Dare To Be A Great Writer As I drive to Manhattan to teach a writing class, I’m thinking about my students. They are beginning to see their own growth as writers. They are amazed. I … Continue reading
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Deadlines….
by Leonard Bishop All unpublished writers, at some time, commit themselves to a foolish decision that ruins their publishing potential. They bring themselves to the threshold of “the deadline.” They decide, “I’ll give myself two years to write a novel. … Continue reading
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