Ciao, amici! Today’s a mish-mash of sorts. You’ll see my featured image is of Dr. Seuss. Tomorrow is National Dr. Seuss Day. I’m a huge fan of his and always mark the occasion. Today I’ve chosen one of my favorite quotes from him. Actually, I usually only quote the middle, but this time I’ve included the entire quote.
It has often been said there’s so much to be read,
you never can cram all those words in your head.
So the writer who breeds more words than he needs
is making a chore for the reader who reads.
That’s why my belief is the briefer the brief is,
the greater the sigh of the reader’s relief is.
I love Dr. Seuss, and I love this philosophy of his. No need for several words when one perfect word will do. That’s something I’ve been trying to remember as I complete my first draft.
Oh, the mish-mash comment? That’s because today at Story Empire, I was all about Snoopy, another favorite of mine.
Seuss or Schultz, you don’t have to be a kid to enjoy them or learn from them. Do you agree? Let’s discuss it.
And now, this week’s writing links:
Posts by me, about my work, or at sites I contribute to:
Me
Story Empire
- How Often Do You Unplug? | Mae Clair
- Magic Garden | Harmony Kent
- Five for Friday: Beginnings | Me
Posts by others in the industry:
- Final Draft Checklist | K.M. Allan
- Force Your Characters to Grow | The Write Practice
- Wounded Writer Syndrome | The Kill Zone
- Archetypes, Tropes, Cliches | Fiction University
- Paragraph Length | The Kill Zone
- 6 Steps to a Killer First Draft | Live Write Thrive
- Crutch Words | Don Massenzio
- AI to Predict Publishing Success | Nicholas C. Rossis
- What Type of Violent Offender is Your Villain | Fiction University
- Writing Legal Fiction | Standout Books
- Backstory through Dialogue | Writers Helping Writers
- Planning the Character’s Journey | Legends of Windemere
- Promoting Your Sale | BookBub
- The Blogging Community | Authors Billboard
- Create Characters with the Enneagram | Standout Books
To make you smile:
- Monday Funnies | Marcia Meara
And when you’re done with these links, don’t forget to check out the sidebar, where you’ll find more links to some of my favorite sites.
Have a great week! Arrivederci!
Staci, I just love this quote and am printing it out to save!! How true that why use many words when there is a perfect one!! How wonderful that there is a National Dr. Seuss Day and hope everyone had a brilliant time! 😀 I only came to his books when my son was young and found them thoroughly entertaining and pure genius! Great links as always, many thanks for sharing! 😀
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I love this quote, too, Annika. I have for some time.
I still have two of his books from when I was little, and I have quite the collection from when my kid were young. I’m looking forward to sharing them with the next generation.
Happy Belated Dr. Seuss Day!
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Love Suess, Schulz (Snoopy rules!), and Bill Watterson (Calvin and Hobbes). The Snoopy panels were really, um, familiar because sometimes that’s how the writing feels 🙂 Have a great week!
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Oh, so familiar! I get it.
Wishing you a good week, too.
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Reblogged this on Nicholas C. Rossis and commented:
Staci’s writing links of the week
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Many thanks!
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Thanks for another fantastic share, Staci. Happy weekend! 🙂
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Thanks, Natalie. Same to you!
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It almost unanimous, Snoopy and Dr. Seuss rule. I even have a section on my Christmas tree for the Peanuts gang.
My edits usually involve adding words. I’ve been told I have white page syndrome.
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Somewhere in a box I haven’t unpacked since an earlier move, I have the Charlie Brown Christmas Tree. You can never go wrong with the Peanuts. Or Dr. Seuss.
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And yes, you probably always need to add words, Miss White Room Syndrome. 😉
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I’ll always love Snoopy. Going to check out the SE post now. And the quote by Dr. Suess is fantastic!
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Of course you’re a fan. We share a brain, don’t we? How could you not be?
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Love both, Staci. Thanks.
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Thanks, John.
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I’m a big fan of both!
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Looks like I nailed it this Friday. Lots of people loving both Snoopy and Dr. Seuss. Yay!
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What a fantastic quote! I think I need to print it and add it to the collage of reminders around my computer! 🙂
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It’s always been one of my favorites. I’m glad you like it.
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Anyone who likes Green Eggs and Ham is my hero 🙂
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Who wouldn’t love that? Although the two favorites in this house were The Lorax and Fox in Socks.
But they’re all wonderful
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Great quote. And how could anyone not love Dr. Seuss?
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Right? It’s almost blasphemy!
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Love that Suess quote. Maybe I should have spent less time learning from Wile E. Coyote and paid more attention to him.
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Oh, I don’t know. I learned my fair share from Warner Bros., too.
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Great quote Staci and super links..
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Aw, thanks, Sally. I’m glad you like the post!
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I’m a huge fan of Dr. Seuss and love that quote. It’s good advice for editing:) Happy Dr. Seuss Day and happy weekend.
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And to you… hugs
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I’m glad it spoke to you, Denise. Happy weekend!
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I’ve always been a Dr. Seuss and snoopy fan–although I’m sure you’re not surprised by that 😉
I’m always reminding myself to write tight as well, but it seems I’m always going back and gleaning out words. I guess that’s what edits are for, LOL.
Happy Friday!
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Nope. No surprise there.
I tend to delete words in sentences when I revise, but I always end up adding passages, sometimes full scenes, for clarity or thread tie-ups. Yesterday, a bit of research revealed something to me that I didn’t know, and now I’m adding a chapter (plus more, I’m sure) to my WIP. Sometimes I wish my edits were always of the subtraction type.
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And now you know why I write children’s books. There’s something both timeless and ageless about them I just love!
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Me, too. I’ve written a few for my kids, but I never published them. Maybe that’s something to consider…
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Thanks for including one of my posts, Staci. I saw a news article yesterday that a new book by Dr. Seuss will be coming out soon. I hope it’s worthy of his legacy.
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I hadn’t heard that! Now I’m excited. I’m with you, though … I hope it’s a worthy addition to his catalog.
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Reblogged this on Author Don Massenzio and commented:
Check out this great author inspiration and these writing links from this post on Staci Troilo’s blog.
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Many thanks!
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You’re welcome.
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Oh I love Snoopy! Don’t you just once want to start a story with “It was a dark and stormy night”?
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I’m not ashamed to admit I’ve considered it on more than one occasion. LOL
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I haven’t begun a story with that line, but I have used it. Just to prove I could! 🙂
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That’s awesome! I want to read it!
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If I can remember which story it is! 🙂
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I love the quote, Staci! Thanks for the links. Have a great weekend 🙂
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Thanks, Harmz. Happy weekend to you, too.
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Sigh… I wish I wish I wish I could write succinct and beautifully in that first draft 😫
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Yeah, but if you did, you’d miss all the gold that happens in edits!
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You mean the crick neck, caffeine overdose, and sobbing at the keyboard 😏
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I was hoping you didn’t experience that part.
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