Shooting an Albatross a novel by Steven R. Lundin

Writer and Writing Quotation of the Day

Sin not Read

"When I am dead, I hope it may be said:
'His sins were scarlet, but his books were read.'"
    - Hilaire Belloc

...and still to this day I hear his voice in my head.


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Baby Pictures

Seeing your first screenplay is like seeing baby pictures of you in a diaper.
   - S.R. Lundin


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Blockhead

"No man but a blockhead ever wrote except for money."
       - Samuel Johnson

From the money I make from writing, it's a wonder I can lift my head.  


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Roaches

Writing errors are like roaches. If you find one, you can be sure hundreds more lie hidden in your manuscript.
               - S.R. Lundin


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Shortening Your Screenplay

Shortening your screenplay is like selling your possessions. You save the best for last.
   - S.R. Lundin


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Actions of Men

"I have always thought the actions of men the best interpreters of their thoughts."
            - John Locke


I have always thought the desires of most men the limit of their action; they sit and they want. For those who keep standing, their desires become their achievements.

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Droplet of Wisdom

"Metaphors have a way of holding the most truth in the least space."
                     -
Orson Scott Card

A droplet of wisdom.

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To Be Done

To be done writing is to be done living.
     - S.R. Lundin

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Day Without Writing

A day without writing is like a day without family.
         - S.R. Lundin


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When Writing

Feeling the emotions of your characters is as natural as laughing when you're happy or crying when you're sad.
      - S.R. Lundin


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Recent Entries

  1. Signs
    Friday, April 30, 2010
  2. Trash
    Thursday, April 29, 2010
  3. Self-criticism
    Wednesday, April 28, 2010
  4. Rescripting
    Tuesday, April 27, 2010
  5. Master Mind
    Monday, April 26, 2010
  6. Kiss of Death
    Friday, April 23, 2010
  7. Need Nerve
    Thursday, April 22, 2010
  8. Calling a Screenplay
    Wednesday, April 21, 2010
  9. End of Editing
    Tuesday, April 20, 2010
  10. Writing is to Reading
    Monday, April 19, 2010

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