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An Original Guide to Creative Writing

 

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What is eloquence? Do I need intuition rather than reasoning? How should I order things in my book?

  Pascal, Method & purpose (Margin: Kierkegaard, It is ridiculous to be busy; Dickens, Golden rules)

How would love for books be developed?

   Somerset Maugham, Philip starts reading (Margin: Space of happiness)

How would a sense of method be discovered?

  Benjamin Franklin, Discovering the method (Margin: Chekhov, The framework)

Should I start writing immediately, or rather first decide the plot in details? How can I estimate the proper length? How can I handle the impressions I'd like to convey?

  Edgar Allan Poe, The philosophy of composition

Should I keep notes when I read, and what kind of notes?

  Edgar Allan Poe, Reading by margins & pages

How far the power of words reaches?

  Edgar Allan Poe, Words create the world 

 

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