Quotes on Writing and Life: Celeste's reflections

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Saturday, July 4, 2009

Writing as you go...

This author was one of my favorites as a child. I can just imagine her in an intricate garden as she writes The Secret Garden..... I am writing in the garden. To write as one should of a garden one must write not outside it or merely somewhere near it, but in the garden.--Frances Hodgson Burnett Sign in to see full entry.

Saturday, June 13, 2009

Writing what you know...

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... Sign in to see full entry.

Thursday, June 11, 2009

This is a statement that is proven again and again in the daily postings...

...on blogit. "A human being is nothing but a story with skin around it."-Fred Allen Sign in to see full entry.

Saturday, June 6, 2009

To write well...

"Writing well is a pleasure. Putting your feelings on paper, in coherent and forceful terms, is also one of the finest of all forms of therapy."-Charles McCabe The more I write, the better I write. And the more I write the better I know myself. It is definitely a win-win situation! Sign in to see full entry.

Thursday, June 4, 2009

Faith...This is a good definition for writing and for living life...

"Faith is taking the first step even when you don't see the whole staircase."-Martin Luther King, Jr. Sign in to see full entry.

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