Quotes on Writing and Life: Celeste's reflections

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Tuesday, October 30, 2007

The art of writing?

No matter what my innate talent, I am only a writer when I write. And if my world and the life I lead in this world easily make space for my writing, I wouldn't have much to write about. This quote has a clever way of capturing the "elbow-grease" factor in writing.... "The art of writing is the art... Sign in to see full entry.

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Monday, October 29, 2007

Writing about yourself....

"Writing an autobiography and making a spiritual will are practically the same."-Sholem Aleichem Much of what I write and read on Blogit is essentially someone's autobiography. Even if we don't mean to share the condition of our souls, what we write and how we comment our responses to others may... Sign in to see full entry.

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Friday, October 26, 2007

Revision

There is a poem in my 'New Visions' blog. Let me share the intro to that page as it illustrates this quote.... This is a poem written from an experience I had in college. This poem has been revised and revised, and feels like a scupture that has emerged from marble. But the first transformation was... Sign in to see full entry.

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Thursday, October 25, 2007

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.... Sign in to see full entry.

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Tuesday, October 23, 2007

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 Sign in to see full entry.

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