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F. Scott Fitzgerald always said writing was hard work. Heres his response to an aspiring writer who asked for feedback on a short story: I’ve read the story carefully and, Frances, I’m afraid the price for doing professional work is a good deal higher than you are prepared to pay at present. You’ve got to sell your heart, your strongest reactions, not the little minor things that only touch you lightly, the little experiences that you might tell at dinner…. Literature, even light literature, will accept nothing less from the neophyte. It is one of those professions that wants the ‘works.’ You wouldn’t be interested in a soldier who was only a little brave...
Posted on: Thu, 11 Sep 2014 23:38:10 +0000

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