Here is an interesting way...
...to view what we write. "Imagine the text not as a story, but as a score; imagine the reader as its performer."-Leonard Fein Sign in to see full entry.
Monday, March 12, 2007
Sunday, March 11, 2007
Commitment and Writing....
This makes me think of the very old cliche--- Which came first, the chicken or the egg? This quote is serious and elegant, so I am surprised at the corny associations I keep having, such as 'you have to start with one egg to get a dozen.' I really think I should move ahead and share the quote I am... Sign in to see full entry.
Thursday, March 1, 2007
I have been thinking a lot about faith versus fear...
...and this quote is a wonderful take on the choices we all have to make as we put one foot in front of the other day after day. "Every tomorrow has two handles. We can take hold of it with the handle of anxiety or the handle of faith."-Henry Ward Beecher Sign in to see full entry.
Saturday, February 24, 2007
This does capture the feelings that can be associated with criticism...
...of one's work. But how can we learn without some critical feedback? "Asking a writer what he thinks about criticism is like asking a lamppost what it feels about dogs."-John Osborne Sign in to see full entry.
Wednesday, February 7, 2007
This is a quote for all the skeptics who might question blogging...
...and whether or not bloggers are writers who will amount to anything as writers... "Natural ability without education has more often attained to glory and virtue than education without natural ability."-Cicero(106BC-43BC) Sign in to see full entry.