Quotes on Writing and Life: Celeste's reflections

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Wednesday, September 29, 2004

Where do you write best?

Is it a lovely spot or do you work hard to make the workplace as spartan as possible? "I enjoy writing when I am in the desert. There are no distractions such as telephones, theatres, operas, houses and gardens."-Agatha Christie Sign in to see full entry.

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Tuesday, September 28, 2004

The risk of writing.

At blogit we have opportunities to encourage one another in our writing. Very few of us can write in continuous isolation. I think we must know we are heard by someone... "Writers have a little holy light within, like a pilot light which fear is always blowing out. When a writer brings a manuscript... Sign in to see full entry.

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Monday, September 27, 2004

What are we trying to do when we write?

I think the effort a writer makes to communicate with his or her reader can range from a surface encounter all the way to a dramatic change in world view. "My task - which I am trying to achieve - is by the power of the written word to make you hear, to make you feel. It is, before all, to make you... Sign in to see full entry.

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Sunday, September 26, 2004

Writing and rewriting and

editing and reworking a piece. The process goes on and on until there's an almost suddenness to an author's awareness that the work is done. "Beware the editor who claims the line-editing isn't important. It's like a fisherman who doesn't bother to mend his nets."-Lisa Bernstein Sign in to see full entry.

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Wednesday, September 22, 2004

Finger exercises?

Daily writing. Is it a good thing? Even when I struggle to get my daily word count minimum done, I do think it is worth it. I think regular writing is similar to a pianist doing finger exercises and scales. They hone the skill that makes the playing of the final piece (or the writing of the... Sign in to see full entry.

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