Quotes on Writing and Life: Celeste's reflections

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Friday, July 2, 2004

No comments on my writing for four days...

Writing is inherently bathed in 'aloneness.' This quote reminds me to be as grateful for my isolation as a writer as I am for the points of contact with readers and other writers. "Writing that springs from the surface of existence - when there is no other way and the deeper wells have dried up - is... Sign in to see full entry.

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Thursday, July 1, 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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This is a fun quote....

...and oh so true.... "If A equals success, then the formula is: A = X + Y + Z, X is work. Y is play. Z is keep your mouth shut."-Albert Einstein Sign in to see full entry.

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Wednesday, June 30, 2004

The right word or the almost right word.

I think I gravitate toward writing shorter peices because of picking the right word. I am amazed by novels that read like poetry in that every word is the perfect word for it's spot in the story. That is how I write poems, but they end up needing up to a hundred revisions in order to get them... Sign in to see full entry.

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Tuesday, June 29, 2004

Responsibility as a writer?

While I would rather be the responsible writer described in this quote, the perspective that even irresponsible writing can have a purposeful impact is an interesting point of view.... "The imaginitive artist willy-nilly influences his time. If he understands his responsibility and acts on... Sign in to see full entry.

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