What people are ashamed of usually makes a good story.
“Screenwriting Isn’t Writing” and Other Bullshit
by Angela Guess Richard Brody of the New Yorker published an article this week under the inhospitable title, "Screenwriting Isn't Writing." The article discusses F. Scott Fitzgerald's unsuccessful bout as a screenwriter, purporting: Fitzgerald’s time in Hollywood was a period of illusion, of delusion over all. Much to his credit and much to his misfortune, he was... Continue Reading →
Quote of the Day: F. Scott Fitzgerald
Begin with an individual, and before you know it you have created a type; begin with a type, and you find you have created - nothing.
F. Scott Fitzgerald on What It Takes to Be a Writer
Maria Popova of BrainPickings shared two letters written by F. Scott Fitzgerald to young writers who dared to show him their work. Fitzgerald isn't shy about telling the young writers they have a lot to learn, but he also gives them excellent advice on how to be better. In the first letter he writes, I’ve... Continue Reading →
Quote of the Day: F. Scott Fitzgerald
All good writing is swimming under water and holding your breath.
Quote of the Day: F. Scott Fitzgerald
The test of a first-rate intelligence is the ability to hold two opposed ideas in the mind at the same time, and still retain the ability to function.
Quote of the Day: F. Scott Fitzgerald
Cut out all these exclamation points. An exclamation point is like laughing at your own joke.
Quote of the Day: F. Scott Fitzgerald
Draw your chair up close to the edge of the precipice and I'll tell you a story.
Quote of the Day: F Scott Fitzgerald
You don't write because you want to say something, you write because you've got something to say.
Quote of the Day: F. Scott Fitzgerald
All good writing is swimming under water and holding your breath.