As the man in charge of tweeting a memorable daily quote from @EduifyQuotes I scour the internet in search of brilliant quotable gems. Many quotes I save come from beyond the grave. The German Author Fredrich Nietzsche has some of the most famous of all time. Nietzsche is perhaps most famous for his bold declaration that “God is Dead” from the novel The Gay Science. Benjamin Franklin is responsible for many famous quotes, that often find themselves as tweets. One example is “If you would persuade, you must appeal to interest rather than intellect.” Mark Twain was another famous author, very skilled in diction, with such insightful quotes as “Truth is more of a stranger than fiction.” Many great quotes such as these live on Twitter, and I tried to accumulate some of the more memorable ones below. Follow our Cool Quotes List for quotes by the people below, and other quotable people who will be added as we discover them. Enjoy!
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By Julia H. Jackson
Eduify wants to help you find a career in writing. We’ve compiled a list of 25 Writers that you must follow on Twitter. We hope they they will provide insight into what it takes to write professionally.
I’ll never forget my first literature class as a freshman. One of my professors had invited her mentor, Max Schott, a writer and former teacher, to join our class. We were discussing what it meant to be a writer, and how different writers work. Mr. Schott raised his hand and said in a quiet, confident voice:
“One thing I love about being a writer is how I can sit in a chair, and think for a while, and when someone asks me what I’m doing, I can say, ‘Oh, I’m working.’”
Every writer has a different style and purpose for writing. Children’s book writers like April Halprin Wayland approach creative writing as a means to tell stories for a young audience. Magazine editors such as Larry Smith use a journalistic eye to create platforms for both notable and emerging writers. Many writers are also professors, lecturers, and teachers, like San Francisco State University’s Matthew Clark Davison. As Leanne Milway Chabalko showed us, strong writing is the backbone for careers in copywriting and advertising. Features Designer Rachel Van Blankenship explained that print and online journalism uses reporters, designers, and photographers to tell current stories in a timely and creative way. And finally, radio producer Jesse Thorn represents yet another way to feature creative expression: by highlighting well-known comedians, musicians, writers and personalities both on the air and online.
There are so many ways to make writing a profession. For every writer we’ve featured on Eduify, there are so many more out in the working world. We’ve compiled a list of the Top 25 Writers to Follow on Twitter as proof that, if you think long and hard enough, you, too, can make a living as a writer.
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