Tuesday, November 18, 2008
Wonderful advice...
...and definitely worth considering as words to live by--especially for writers. "The important thing is not to stop questioning. Curiosity has its own reason for existing. One cannot help but be in awe when he contemplates the mysteries of eternity, of life, of the marvelous structure of reality....
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Monday, November 17, 2008
Prolific writing...
I think this particular author's name should be a synonym for the word 'prolific.' "If a doctor told me I only had six minutes to live, I'd type a little faster."-Isaac Asimov
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Friday, November 7, 2008
Does your writing reflect who you are?
In 'Anne of Avonlee' and in 'Little Women', both protagonists try to create exciting stories outside of their life experiences. Their writing soars when each finally writes out of the world and the self that she knows.... "Be yourself. Above all, let who you are, what you are, what you believe shine...
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Monday, October 27, 2008
Quality vs. Quantity?
I think I should make this quote my motto as I work on increasing my quantity of writing each day.... "...quantity produces quality. Only if you do a lot will you ever be any good. If you do very little, you'll never have quality of idea or quality of output. The excitement and creativity comes from...
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Thursday, October 23, 2008
...time away from the world to be a writer...
"Many writers who choose to be active in the world lose not virtue but time, and that stillness without which literature cannot be made." Gore Vidal Usually the phrase 'time away from the world' brings up images of a mountain retreat for days and weeks of solitude. Or an escape to a seaside...
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