Garrison Keillor's advice for writers
24 May 2007
"Writers get obsessed with a project and lock the doors and sit and work at it, like animals in a leg trap trying to chew through the leg," writes "A Prairie Home Companion"-creator Garrison Keillor…
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"Writers get obsessed with a project and lock the doors and sit and work at it, like animals in a leg trap trying to chew through the leg," writes "A Prairie Home Companion"-creator Garrison Keillor for Salon.com. His advice? Take a long walk. "Walk briskly and it will improve your circulation and your brain will remember the basics of good writing: Cut to the chase. Cut the introductions. Cut the agonized introspection. When in doubt, write something that is fun."