“If there's a book that you want to read, but it hasn't been written yet, then you must write it.' ~Toni Morrison

“The crux of my meditation is this: What is the psychological process whereby we understand a sentence?”

~ Jorge Luis Borges, “An Investigation of the Word”

“The art of writing is the art of discovering what you believe.”
~ Gustave Flaubert

Ernest Hemingway's 7 Tips for Writing:

1: To get started, write one true sentence.
'Sometimes when I was starting a new story and I could not get it going, I would sit in front of the fire and squeeze the peel of the little oranges into the edge of the flame and watch the…

Weekly Quote:
The crux of my meditation is this: What is the psychological process whereby we understand a sentence?

~ Jorge Luis Borges from 'An Investigation of the Word'

If you're early in your career and want to stand out, start writing. Take notes. Write the plan. Take charge of the next internal memo.

'The person who writes down the thing has tremendous power.' — Marc Andreessen 🇺🇸

“Doctors don’t imitate Galen. Why should writers follow Aristotle?”
~ Edmund White

“It is what you don't write that frequently gives what you do write its power.”
~Toni Morrison

Enroll now in the last two available Art of Writing courses for this fall! You can enroll through your CalCentral personal account.
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Weekly Quote
'I know roughly speaking, how I became a writer. I don't know precisely why. In order to exist, did I really need to line up words and sentences?'
~ George Perec
Species of Spaces and Other Pieces (1974)

Weekly Tip
'So you've just finished writing something? Congratulations. Now you'll write again. What you have is good, imperfectly good, and within its imperfections are the possibilities of finding something more satisfying, both for your reader and for you.'
~William Germano

Looking to fulfill your L&S breadths? Check out this course by The Art of Writing:

HISTORY 100U: The Arts of Writing as Exercises Promoting the Common Good

This course explores pressing concerns in an increasingly interconnected world.

Learn more at artofwriting.berkeley.edu/courses#/new-g….

Five chapters in & I am SO excited about this book! Especially impressed with how well thought out the exercises/activities are. I can't wait to use it in both my #scicomm teaching & as ideas for topics for Fay Lab turkeyside chats. Thank you Sara Stoudt, PhD & Deborah Nolan! 🤩 💯

“I tell people, Make a list of ten things you hate and tear them down in a short story or poem. Make a list of ten things you love and celebrate them. When I wrote ‘Fahrenheit 451’ I hated book burners and I loved libraries. So there you are” —Ray Bradbury theparisreview.org/interviews/601…

Check out this great seminar for next semester! UC Berkeley History UC Berkeley Arts & Humanities UC Berkeley

classes.berkeley.edu/content/2022-s…

Read Along with Berkeley English is back! This program is open to alumni and community members who are interested in following the condensed syllabus of a current UC Berkeley undergraduate seminar. Click here for more info: wheelercolumn.berkeley.edu/2021/09/10/wri…