Friday, September 01, 2006

Writerly Encouragement (1)

Marilyn, the cleaning lady at my library, is very fond of all things Scottish. She's discovered a Scottish author by the name of Lillian Beckwith, whom she just adores. Anyway, we looked up Beckwith in Contemporary Authors, and found this nugget:
When I am asked for advice by aspiring writers I usually reply, "Put a blank sheet of paper in your typewriter and threaten it with words."

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