Quotes on Writing and Life: Celeste's reflections

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Wednesday, November 1, 2006

Whether it's a blank page or a blank screen....

Whether it's a blank page or a blank screen, starting a writing project is at least a little daunting everytime I do it. Especially after I have written something that REALLY WORKED--like a poem that feels like a sculpture that always existed in that peice of marble, and I had the honor of... Sign in to see full entry.

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Whether it's a blank page or a blank screen, starting a writing project is at least a little daunting everytime I do it. Especially after I have written something that REALLY WORKED--like a poem that feels like a sculpture that always existed in that peice of marble, and I had the honor of... Sign in to see full entry.

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Wednesday, September 27, 2006

...one word at a time....

E.L. Doctorow observed, "Writng novel is like driving a car at night. You can only see as far as your headlights, but you can make the whole trip that way." For me, the most important thing in writing is to get more and more words on the page. In some ways, Blogit feels like a very big coffee shop... Sign in to see full entry.

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Tuesday, September 19, 2006

Dare to write....

A few biting comments to my blogging of late have got me to thinking. I dip in and out of debates and arguments about what blogging is--from an intense chat room to a place for aspiring writers to grow and develop vs. bloggers who want only very polished work to show up here. I take the middle road,... Sign in to see full entry.

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Monday, September 11, 2006

...deprivation.....

Sometimes the process of writing feels like personal deprivation--giving up of time and energy and risking what others may think or say about your work. May Sarton captures a much deeper meaning of deprivation as a writer, a meaning that transcends the inherent costs of the writing process....... Sign in to see full entry.

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