Quotes on Writing and Life: Celeste's reflections

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Thursday, December 9, 2004

.....plotting....

As I read this quote, I find myself asking, Doesn't this capture the essence of plot in so very many stories that catch up the reader in turning page to frantic page? Will the 'mistake' be caught in time? "Every great mistake has a halfway moment, a split second when it can be recalled and perhaps... Sign in to see full entry.

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Saturday, December 4, 2004

I must be doing something right....

After the school play, instead of going to the movies as a special treat my three children clamored for a trip to Barnes and Nobles and each wanted a new book. I think since I quit overtly trying to get them into books, and limited TV time and what they have access to, there is a definite... Sign in to see full entry.

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Thursday, December 2, 2004

The hard work of writing....

This makes me ponder the hours and months and years that go into the making of a writer. Whatever else you do to become a writer, one must write and write and then write some more. What joy when the result LOOKs effortless. "It's none of their business that you have to learn to write. Let them think... Sign in to see full entry.

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Tuesday, November 30, 2004

My writing has slowed down

and I miss it. Life is so full at this time of year with holidays, the children's school play and other child centered things, preparations for Christmas, and a busy work schedule. I need a shoe horn to fit writing back into my life. There is a kind of hollowness when it is missing. Sign in to see full entry.

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Sunday, November 28, 2004

Each of us has a unique voice

in our writing. And the more we can express our voice, the more compelling our work becomes... "It is well to understand as early as possible in one's writing life that there is just one contribution which every one of us can make: we can give into the common pool of experience some comprehension of... Sign in to see full entry.

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