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Chuck Palahniuk on Writing

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“Don't rush or force the ending. All you have to know is the next scene, or the next few scenes.”

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“The worst part of writing fiction is the fear of wasting your life behind a keyboard. The idea that, dying, you'll realize you only lived on paper.”
“Every time I write something, I think, this is the most offensive thing I will ever write. But no. I always surprise myself.”
“Writing is like sex, if it's difficult you're not doing it right.”
“I always thought I'd write when I retired - when I turned 65. But by the time I was 33, to tell you the truth, I was a little bored with drugs and sex, and I thought I'd do the writing thing.”
“What you write should entertain you and serve you first. Don't worry about maintaining anything beyond your own attention. Focus on exorcising your demons in the work. If you can do that, then you'll succeed in the world.”
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