Dan Vineberg
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Writing Tips Written by a Younger Me, Found Scribbled on an Old Piece of Paper, When I Cleaned Out my Storage Locker
(These are direct quotes from Robert Greene’s 48 Laws of Power.)
- Keep it simple. Keep it vague.
- Create new words for vague concepts.
- Emphasize the visual and sensual over the intellectual.
- Create rituals. Use names and ranks and titles. Act like a prophet.
- Hesitation creates gaps. Boldness obliterates them.
- People need a fantasy to escape the humdrum of everyday life. The more vague and exotic, the more captivating.
- People are always impressed by the superficial appearance of things — the grand, the spectacular, what is larger than life.
- Saying less will keep you from saying something foolish or even dangerous.
- “All you have to do is write one true sentence. Write the truest sentence that you know.” — Hemingway
Years ago, I wrote them down because I thought they were very relevant to fiction writers. A few days ago, while cleaning out my storage locker, I came across the page again.
The paper was worn and faded, but the words were enlightening. Here I share Robert Greene’s words in hopes that they ring true for you, too.
