The Writer’s Toolbox

S4 Bonus – Resources: Public Libraries

You want weapons? We’re in a library! Books are the best weapon in the world. This room’s the greatest arsenal we could have. Arm yourself! – The Doctor

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S4E8 – Working with Other Writers

I’ve always loved brainstorming with other writers, and I consider having my work critiqued a part of that brainstorming. – Jay Asher

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S4E7 – Writing Other Media

I could be just a writer very easily. I am not a writer. I am a screenwriter, which is half a filmmaker…. But it is not an art form, because screenplays are not works of art. They are invitations to others to collaborate on a work of art. – Paul Schrader

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S4E6 – Using a Thesaurus

Don’t use a big word when a singularly unloquacious and diminutive linguistic expression will satisfactorily accomplish the contemporary necessity. – Steve Green

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S4E5 – Back to Basics: Punctuation

Punctuation marks are the traffic signals of language: they tell us to slow down, notice this, take a detour, and stop. – Lynne Truss

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S4E4 – Answering the Muse

You can’t use up creativity. The more you use, the more you have. – Maya Angelou

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S4E3 – Finding the Right Place to Write

“Write with the door closed, rewrite with the door open.” – Stephen King

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S4E2 – Battle of the Pen and Keyboard

There is nothing to writing. All you do is sit down at a typewriter and bleed. – Ernest Hemingway

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S4E1 – Getting the Most from NaNoWriMo

Keep your head in the clouds and your hands on the keyboard. – Marissa Me

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