Tag: writing tips

What the Hell is Water? David Foster Wallace and the Need to Believe

Apr 3, 2020

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Nicholas Andriani

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“Because here’s something else that’s weird but true: in the day-to day trenches of adult life, there is actually no such thing as atheism. There is no such thing as not worshipping. Everybody worships. The only choice we get is what to worship. And the compelling reason for maybe choosing some sort of god or…
On Arabic Sweets and the Middle East: Kunafa – NICHOLAS ANDRIANI

Mar 24, 2020

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Nicholas Andriani

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All of these things are true… I had been in Jordan for several weeks and my love affair with Arabian sweets had reached a lofty peak. In fact, I would begin and end each day with a platter of pastries, smothered in honeys and syrups that would flood through heaps of pistachios on my plate. Then it happened… I……
What Makes Iconic Characters Unforgettable? – by Melissa Donovan…

Apr 18, 2019

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Nicholas Andriani

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What Makes Iconic Characters Unforgettable? – by Melissa Donovan… What Makes Iconic Characters Unforgettable? – by Melissa Donovan… — Read on thestoryreadingapeblog.com/2019/04/17/what-makes-iconic-characters-unforgettable-by-melissa-donovan/
That Settles it, “Writing is Hard.” -Yeats

Mar 6, 2019

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Nicholas Andriani

in #WisdomWednesday, Author, Authors, Blogging, Book Blog, books, bookstagram, Celebrating the Life, Confession, copywriting, education, literary fiction, literary nonfiction, literature, nonfiction, ON WRITING, Poem, poet, Poetry, the writers life, writing

“A line will take us hours maybe, Yet if it does not seem a moment’s thought, Our stitching and unstitching have been naught. Better go down upon your marrow bones And scrub a kitchen pavement, or break stones Like an old pauper, in all kinds of weather— For to articulate sweet sounds together Is to…
The 9-Minute Novelist: How to Write a Novel in Just Minutes a Day (from Writer’s Digest)

Nov 13, 2018

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Nicholas Andriani

in Adventure, Art, copywriting, NaNoWriMo, nonfiction, novels, publishing, spontaneous combustion, the writers life, travel writing, writing

Writing a novel is a complicated equation involving a lot of variables and moving parts — not the least of which are the authors themselves. In fact, the process of writing a novel is so arduous and soaked in magical thinking that many writers struggle to explain the process coherently,
Top 5 Most Frustrating Writing Mistakes (and How to Avoid Them) – from Grammarly

Oct 1, 2018

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Nicholas Andriani

in #mondaymotivation, Art, literary fiction, literary nonfiction, literature, writing

“Recently Grammarly asked its social media communities which writing mistakes were the worst kinds of errors.”