Quotes on Writing and Life: Celeste's reflections

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Sunday, August 29, 2004

This is a favorite quote, and one that catches a snapshot

of some of the mystery in writing. There's the technical part of it, but then there is something that adds exponentially to the power of the process of bringing your writing to life. "The greatest thing a human soul ever does in this world is to see something and tell what it saw in a plain way.... Sign in to see full entry.

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Friday, August 27, 2004

This is a fun quote

in an age when many people never read the book, but rely on the movie.... "Never judge a book by its movie."-J.W. Eagan Sign in to see full entry.

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Wednesday, August 25, 2004

Maybe this is a way to think about critique of one's writing.....

"If one person says you're a donkey, don't mind. If two say so, be worried. If three say so, go buy yourself a saddle."-Yiddish Proverb Sign in to see full entry.

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Tuesday, August 24, 2004

I'm not against criticism....

It is just the sorting out of what is constructive from what is destructive that challenges me. Lately, I am even seeking critique for some of my writing. I am just searching for more and more ways to sort through criticism without taking it personally, or letting irrelevant criticism impact my... Sign in to see full entry.

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Monday, August 23, 2004

Criticism?

I have learned to put negative critique in a drawer for a very long time. When I take it out again, dusty with the weeks of waiting, I find it much easier to sort out the applicable criticism from what is simply a differing of taste or opinion. If I don't take the distance of time, criticism risks... Sign in to see full entry.

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