Showing posts with label John Steinbeck. Show all posts
Showing posts with label John Steinbeck. Show all posts

Tuesday, March 13, 2012

Writing Advice: John Steinbeck

Brain Pickings has a list of six tips on writing by Nobel laureate John Steinbeck. Among his advice: don't revise or edit until you've finished the rough draft, don't take your "generalized audience" into account (individuals read books), say your dialogue aloud to make sure it sounds like dialogue. Read the entire piece here.