“I am the product of . . . endless books.” – C. S. Lewis People ask us all the time how we ended up becoming writers. Our response is that we were voracious (and discerning) readers from an early age, and from there it is only a short step between being a reader to becoming a writer. All writers are, indeed, “the products of endless books.” Continue reading Quote of the Month–April 2015
“The only end of writing is to enable the readers better to enjoy life, or better to endure it.” – Samuel Johnson One of the best and most succinct summaries on the purpose of books, with which we wholeheartedly agree. A book must either amuse or instruct the reader, but it should never, on any account, bore or depress! Continue reading Quote of the Month–March 2015
“I take great pains with my work, pruning and revising with a tireless hand. I have the welfare of my creations very much at heart. I cut them with infinite care, burnish them until they become brilliant. What many another writer would be content to leave in massive proportions, I polish into a tiny gem.” – Ernest Hemingway The initial act of writing is only … Continue reading Quote of the Month–February 2015
“If a book is well-written, I always find it too short.” – Jane Austen We at The Sibling Writery will never understand the modern market’s preference for short, stingy books. After all, when you love a book, aren’t you always sad when it ends? Good novels should be long! Continue reading Quote of the Month–January 2015
“The storyteller is one who comes bearing a great and lasting gift.” —Edward Eggleston A story well told is a gift that can never be lost or destroyed. So we authors are a lucky lot: we never have to worry about buying people Christmas presents! I’m only joking; we buy each other regular presents as well. Although, come to think of it, they usually are books … Continue reading Quote of the Month–December 2014
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