I'll give you the sole secret of short-story writing, and here it is: Rule 1. Write stories that please yourself. There is no rule 2. The technical points you can get from Bliss Perry. If you can't write a story that pleases yourself, you will never please the public. But in writing the story forget the public.
Bolivar cannot carry double - O. Henry
Bolivar cannot carry double
- O. Henry
I'll give you the whole secret to short story writing. Here it is. Rule 1: Write stories that please yourself. There is no Rule 2. - O. Henry
I'll give you the whole secret to short story writing. Here it is. Rule 1: Write stories that please yourself. There is no Rule 2.
If a person has lived through war, poverty and love, he has lived a full life - O. Henry
If a person has lived through war, poverty and love, he has lived a full life
No friendship is an accident. - O. Henry
No friendship is an accident.
Write what you like; there is no other rule. - O. Henry
Write what you like; there is no other rule.
The true adventurer goes forth aimless and uncalculating to meet and greet unknown fate. - O. Henry
The true adventurer goes forth aimless and uncalculating to meet and greet unknown fate.
A good story is like a bitter pill, with the sugar coating inside of it. - O. Henry
A good story is like a bitter pill, with the sugar coating inside of it.
Life is made up of sobs, sniffles, and smiles, with sniffles predominating. - O. Henry
Life is made up of sobs, sniffles, and smiles, with sniffles predominating.
We can't buy one minute of time with cash; if we could, rich people would live longer. - O. Henry
We can't buy one minute of time with cash; if we could, rich people would live longer.
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