no surprise for the reader
10th July 2016 | for Creatives | intuitive writing & pantsing, writing, creating in the moment, writer-reader relationship, Robert Frost, Julia Alvarez |
"Frost said, 'No surprise for the writer, no surprise for the reader.' If you're not discovering, your words will die on the page."
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