Shawn L. Bird

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quote- Stephen King December 21, 2013

Filed under: Quotations,Teaching,Writing — Shawn L. Bird @ 7:25 am
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Quote from Stephen King is his novel 11-22-63

 In my life as a teacher, I used to hammer away at the idea of simplicity.  In both fiction and nonfiction, there’s only one question and one answer.  What happened? the reader asks.  This is what happened, and writer responds.  This…and this…and this, too.  Keep it simple.  It’s the only sure way home.  (p. 250)

Ah.  So true.  Brevity is an art.

 

4 Responses to “quote- Stephen King”

  1. ContactRida's avatar ContactRida Says:

    sounds like a plan.

  2. Emerson had it right: “Simplify, simplify, simplify.”


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