Daily writing quota....
After a month off, I am back at it again. This time 250 words per day starting tomorrow. I love it and I hate it. But here I go with the regular writing challenge for the month of August..... Sign in to see full entry.
Saturday, July 31, 2004
Friday, July 30, 2004
This is a wonderful quote about persistence as the path to success...
"You must keep sending work out; you must never let a manuscript do nothing but eat its head off in a drawer. You send that work out again and again, while you're working on another one. If you have talent, you will receive some measure of success - but only if you persist."-Isaac Asimov Sign in to see full entry.
Thursday, July 29, 2004
I love letters....
I love letters--both writing them and receiving them. As all of my kids are getting out of the toddler/preschooler age, I suddenly find I have free moments with enough zest left in me to cherish shopping for interesting stationary and cards again. I love the smell and feel of the fancy papers....... Sign in to see full entry.
Wednesday, July 28, 2004
Nasty comment....
on my blog from this morning....It was in the form of a poem, with the postscript that the commenters's poem was a real poem b/c it didn't need a preamble. That particular poem I had referenced has actually been previously published in a small press magazine and had no need of preamble. Just, I find... Sign in to see full entry.
Revision
There is a poem in my 'New Visions' blog. Let me share the intro to that page as it illustrates this quote.... This is a poem written from an experience I had in college. This poem has been revised and revised, and feels like a scupture that has emerged from marble. But the first transformation was... Sign in to see full entry.