Quotes on Writing and Life: Celeste's reflections

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Thursday, October 7, 2004

Nine hundred and fifty words to finish writing this day.

The goal keeps going higher and higher. I think I just have three hundred more to complete. It does feel good to look back on what I am accomplishing. I just wish I didn't end up at this deadline of midnight eastern standard time frantically trying to finish before the day is over. Pacing oneself. I... Sign in to see full entry.

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There are writers whose prose reads like poetry....

"Always be a poet, even in prose."-Charles Baudelaire One of my favorite children's authors writes novels that read like poetry---The author is Gary Paulsen, and for me the book that unfolds most like an incredibly rich poem is The Winter Room. Sign in to see full entry.

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Wednesday, October 6, 2004

A delicious dessert.

I think I described how I make it in another recent weblog. Now I am again focusing on turning out the daily words. I wish I felt more creative. But sometimes you just have to push on even when things don't feel like they are flowing. Push on. Push through. Say something. Interestingly, some of the... Sign in to see full entry.

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Nine hundred and twenty five words

have to be written today. I am over halfway there. I am feeling sluggish and tired this night. And still not feeling as well as usual. I need sleep. But here I am writing. I guess this is one definition of commitment to my writing. Pounding out the words even when I don't feel well. The uneven... Sign in to see full entry.

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Quality vs. Quantity?

I think I should make this quote my motto as I work on increasing my quantity of writing each day.... "...quantity produces quality. Only if you do a lot will you ever be any good. If you do very little, you'll never have quality of idea or quality of output. The excitement and creativity comes from... Sign in to see full entry.

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