“My parents would taunt me until I pitched them the mouse.”
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Writer’s block: n. where non-writers live.
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“His mouth was full of food as he spoke. Most of it was unchewed, but the bits that were, dribbled down his chin in a river not unlike the Mississippi during a dry spell.”
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“Mommy, what happens after you die?” “You have to give a PowerPoint presentation to God.”
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And… another fountain pen runs dry.
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“When your hands are covered in blood, use a red towel.”
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“No one will miss me when I’m gone. No one misses me when I’m here.”
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If Walt Disney taught authors anything, it was that to make your reader feel something, kill the dog, or the mother deer. They may hate you for doing it, but you will have felt something as a reader, which is why most people read.
#disney #book #emotion #writing
“Aren’t you supposed to be dead?” “I am, but I keep beating the odds.”
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No matter how bad it may be, you’re better with your sense of humor than an empty whiskey barrel full of drunk termites.
#humor #life