Quotes on Writing and Life: Celeste's reflections

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Monday, April 10, 2006

Do you ever struggle to find the time to write.

I truly believe you must make the time rather than find the time. It seems that a multifaceted life is a context that enriches a writer's writing if you don't allow life to swallow up all of your time. "There is no perfect time to write. There is only now."-Barbara Kingslover Sign in to see full entry.

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Tuesday, April 4, 2006

Does writing ever feel like cooking to you?

I often find myself using the analogy between the two. Here is a light-hearted quote that uses the comparison.... "Writing is like cooking...if you spill something, you should make it look like part of the act."-Jon Keeble Sign in to see full entry.

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Monday, April 3, 2006

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.

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Saturday, April 1, 2006

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.

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Tuesday, March 28, 2006

Another quote on my journey to write and write and....

...write some more. There are so many things that can draw our attention away from the basics of writing the best that we know how and endeavoring to write better and better each day. While there are many traps on the internet to get drawn into other things, I find that having an audience to read... Sign in to see full entry.

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