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Paul Smith
Unfortunately, when you are young you may think you are irrelevant. You are not, and your feelings are maybe stronger than they will ever be. Have faith.
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Karol Olesiak
The advice had to do with performativity: that one has to start acting like a writer and living like a writer before one can be a writer. Overemphasis on craft obscures the paramount necessity of message.
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Marie-Eve Bernier
If I feel something strongly, I let the sentiment guide my story. When I am lost or stuck, I just remind myself of the initial sentiment. It has never failed me.
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P.A. Farrell
Usually, I try to work it into a three-act format, and if possible, I like it to have a pleasant ending, but that doesn’t always happen. Sometimes, the endings almost seem to demand to be written.
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Carla Sarett
If someone—anyone, actually—laughs or cries, that’s all I want from the work. I think the best compliment is when someone says, I’ve never read poetry, but I really like this.