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Frank Ball writing in his study

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Frankisms

Short truths, collected over a lifetime of writing and teaching. Read a few, or lose an afternoon.

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  • “Wondering makes it quite acceptable not to know, precisely because it sets the stage for spontaneous discoveries. — Gabriele Lusser Rico”

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  • “Write what you know? No. Write what you can imagine. — Jerry Cleaver”

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  • “Write whatever comes to mind. Sooner or later you’ll stumble across a rich vein and you’re off and running. — Joe Vitale”

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  • “Your imagination, if it’s working properly, is a pretty amazing tool, and sometimes fact and imagination coincide. — Robin Hemley”

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  • “Your mind will play you a movie if you let it. — James Scott Bell”

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  • “You've developed your critical standards by evaluating the published work of professional writers. If you use those standards to judge your infant idea, you're comparing your untested inspiration to ideas that have developed into writing that has been polished and published. — Marshall J. Cook”

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