The Washington times., 1923-05-19
To a>YQung Lady Named
Hail. Aged y
Desultory Adviae on How to Write.

Desultory Adv1eNon How to Write.
young lady writes that she twentytv years DID, her
first is Hazel, she would ikeo become writer and
wants advice Here's little Of it:
Young Miss Hazel says II suppose you ret great many
letters people who feel that they would to take up
newspaper to do something, but on't know
exactly how to 60 about it.
Here is an answer which ought to be better
Dear Young Creature:
We sorry you for yellow fluffy newborn
chick that walking Of white
in incubator not of her little brothers sisters yet
Matched to keep her company We thought What hard LIE
you going have little chick scratching struggling
later laying eggs and having them taken from you
wanting set and forbidden to at last ending in the
frying pan" AS felt about that chick starting SO
couageously the of white eggs feel about
any young trying to living by writing in
any other way.
Writing easy, and pleasant work Wanting to
write you write will be able to
write in fashion worth while.
On the contrary that really write often hate
do it. because they do with intensity and intense hard work
is unpleasant
Try arrange earning living in way that is not
hausting physically mentally.
After working hours, practice writing Try write for the
public exactly you would write letter your mother with
little attention Do though
posing for photograph at Niagara Falls with
husband Be natural relaxed You might practise editors
Of papers Address your letter. Ito the of
such editorial
Begin of by saying that he is perfectly wonderful
That will get his attention Then add something of your
from the woman point view ne throws in the waste
basket in spite of the fact that it contains compliment him
you may be quite that it wasn't worth printing
Wha',ysF Dc you think that going to make
When you see laying bricks with wonderful
means that he had laid many bricks before you him
on except greatest genuses you can
count them the toes of like Shakespeare
that produced perfect work. hen lays egg knowing
how.
Of
earnestly makes it hard for you to write and writing makes
same Time the quality depending what have inside Of
your young head.
tire old things that everybody knows are
the most important emotions old virtues old vices
The writing of stories is at present extremely profitable
once succeed And possible in fiction preach good
useful work. which is probably what you
being so young, have In mind.
The writing Seeing thing clearly and describing
story window light head or see thought coming
to life in your own BRAIN and describe that thought it
shapes itself
Say to yourself II will put just how human
being feels under certain conditions for instance under
iuence OF you never be able to write about
jealous man or jealous woman would feel.
Read what the great writer's have had about jealousy
For instance take these extracts Shakespeare
one from Byron:
had rather be a toad
And hve upon the vdpor of dungeon
1n0m Keep corner IN the thing love
Othello, Act. g. Sc 3.
1t is aSe1 the dead could feel
The icy around them steal,
And shudder as the reptiles creep
To rerel DER their rotting sleep,
without the pOWer to array
The cold consumers of their clay!
The Gaour-Lord Byron.
Read these two quotations slowly and then your own
don't be discouraged yours the best the three
Bear in mind the saying ITO convince Others yourself
convinced Try to write always serious mood Saw to
yourself: Il Of fifteen hundred million ghosts that
i've on this planet walking around for minutes in
dress made of flesh blood bones and nerves And am
gong TO use my ghosy brain to be the other poor
ghosts making mistakes and wondering what to do
ill., N1s111