Archive for May, 2007

Kurt Vonnegut’s Advice for Writers

“Don’t worry about getting into the profession. Write anyway to make your soul grow. “That’s what the practice of any art is, it isn’t to make a living, it’s to make your soul grow.” From interview: Vonnegut on Fiction ~~ Larry Brody, writing for tv, writing ambition, writing resources

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Amy Hempel on Learning Writing

Being an amusing kid Amy Hempel has been creating short stories for more than twenty years. In a recent interview, she talked about some of her origins and personality as a writer. [The following is from the article "Hempel's short stories are long on finish" by Hillel Italie, Associated Press / Los Angeles Times, May [...]

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