Write Dumb: Writing Better By Thinking Less
James Dowd
Top 10 Best Quotes
“Your charge through this stage of writing is just to think less and feel more. Do not worry, do not edit, do not plan ahead. Never use writer’s block as an excuse. The only way to do it is to do it. When you’re stuck, the only way through it is through it. Just keep going. Put words on the page, worry about them later. Stop overthinking it and write.”
“You may say who am I to be a Writer, to put my heart and soul onto the page, to write my name on things, to have the gall to think I could stand alone with my words, to take chances, to try? I say, who the hell are you not to? This is a gift we all possess, an art we can practice without advanced instruction, a form of communication that can not only reach masses but also exist forever in time. Who are you to deny such a gift? You can write, and no one else is stopping you from being a Writer, only yourself. So don’t allow yourself to stand in the way of something so fulfilling.”
“Words, you say them and they float off into nothingness, but writing...it lasts, it persists, it’s undying, it’s you, and that scares the ever-living shit out of us.”
“When you have order, you want to create chaos, and when you have chaos, you want to create order.”
“The moment you think you can no longer fail is when you fail most miserably.”
“Start Stupid. Be open to new ideas, without judgement or self-consciousness, because that’s the only way to truly write.”
“Somehow, they know exactly what to write, as if the words are flowing straight through them from somewhere else — somewhere magical, maybe.”
“I’d argue that the scribbling of shapes and symbols to express and communicate is all writing is, and therefore it’s not as precious a craft as many would lead us to believe.”
“Great writing is not a series of words spelled correctly and lain flat within a set of strict guidelines. It’s not of a certain character count. It’s not done by committee. And it’s certainly not meaningless.”
“Great writing is music. It’s both painful and glorious. It melds words and phrases in such a way as to educate and inform while making you feel as if you’re part of a rare, deep, disruptive conversation. It hooks you, pushes you, and pulls you. It etches itself into your subconscious, maybe forever.”
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