Quotes on Writing and Life: Celeste's reflections

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Thursday, May 3, 2007

The skill of writing....

"The skill of writing is to create a context in which other people can think."- Edwin Schlossberg This alludes to the truth that all writing is an interpersonal exchange....an attempt at communication with another someone....even an effort to weedle one's way into another's mind and change it. Sign in to see full entry.

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Wednesday, May 2, 2007

.....plotting....

As I read this quote, I find myself asking, Doesn't this capture the essence of plot in so very many stories that catch up the reader in turning page to frantic page? Will the 'mistake' be caught in time? "Every great mistake has a halfway moment, a split second when it can be recalled and perhaps... Sign in to see full entry.

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Tuesday, May 1, 2007

I wrote a poem once about God as a poet....here is a famous poet's...

....understanding of God.... "God is the perfect poet." Robert Browning Sign in to see full entry.

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Monday, April 30, 2007

This is a quote I read on the Wordchime.com site...an anonymous quote...

...with grains of truth that make this humorous with a punch.... "People are certainly peculiar - they want the front of the bus, the back of the church and the middle of the road." - Author Unknown Sign in to see full entry.

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Tuesday, April 24, 2007

Publishing....

"When offers are coming in, you want to be professional, but what you really want to ask is: "Do you really like it?"--Joe Kanon I actually had an on-line conversation with a member of the writer's group I used to attend. The conversation ended up feeling like a bucket of cold water dashed over my... Sign in to see full entry.

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