Quotes on Writing and Life: Celeste's reflections

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Wednesday, December 22, 2004

Last night, when picking up the fruit tray

for the school Christmas party today, I walked the kids all around Sam's Club looking for items that their shopping budget would allow when the children and Mrs. R go shopping for me on Thursday. There was a reasonably priced leather journal and a lovely set of gel pens that I pointed out. All this... Sign in to see full entry.

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Sunday, December 19, 2004

Coming up for air

from this experience of getting ready for Christmas. I hope after church this morning I can get all the baking finished up. When the children get home, they can help finish the tree. I still have packages to wrap late and night when all are asleep. But I don't think I am going to wrap the books mom... Sign in to see full entry.

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Wednesday, December 15, 2004

???Publication???

"Publication is not all that it is cracked up to be. But writing is. It's like discovering that while you thought you needed the tea ceremony for the caffeine, what you really needed was the tea ceremony. The act of writing turns out to be its own reward."--Anne Lamott I am ambivalent about this... Sign in to see full entry.

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Saturday, December 11, 2004

My Christmas letter just needs one more revision....

Then I'll delete names and make a few other changes, and post it on one of my blogs. Getting a letter and card out is one of my main writing foci this Christmas season. I used to be so faithful in this task, but single motherhood has made it very difficult. BUT NOT impossible, me thinks! Me hopes,... Sign in to see full entry.

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Friday, December 10, 2004

Confidence as a writer....

"To believe your own thought, to believe that what is true for you in your private heart is true for all --that is genius."--Emerson In college I took classes that operated like creative writing groups. About 8 years ago, I was thrilled to be invited to join a local writer's group in this town. It... Sign in to see full entry.

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