Quotes on Writing and Life: Celeste's reflections

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Monday, February 28, 2005

Writing about yourself....

"Writing an autobiography and making a spiritual will are practically the same."-Sholem Aleichem Much of what I write and read on Blogit is essentially someone's autobiography. Even if we don't mean to share the condition of our souls, what we write and how we comment our responses to others may... Sign in to see full entry.

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Sunday, February 27, 2005

I may sign up for a March writing challenge

on another site just to get some incentive going to write on busy busy days amidst hectic weeks.... Sign in to see full entry.

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Thursday, February 24, 2005

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 piece of marble, and I had the honor of... Sign in to see full entry.

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Wednesday, February 23, 2005

...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, February 22, 2005

...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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