Quotes on Writing and Life: Celeste's reflections

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Monday, October 6, 2008

Dreaming in pen and ink...

As well as readers, maybe we are all meant to be writers. Or at least 'creative' in some way, whether it be writing or painting or creating amazing woodwork or delicious recipes never thought of before. When I moved to the midwest I was amazed at the quality of the community theatres and of the... Sign in to see full entry.

Friday, October 3, 2008

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.

Wednesday, October 1, 2008

Short but profound...

and this quote leaves me pondering if our ability to use words is truly what makes us human... "Words are all we have."-Samuel Beckett Sign in to see full entry.

Monday, September 29, 2008

There's an advantage to being the teller of the story.

You get to tell it from your perspective, how you remember things. "Growing up with five brothers taught me that it's good to be the guy telling the story after the lamp gets broken."-Jon Scieszka Sign in to see full entry.

Wednesday, September 24, 2008

Writing exertion?

Do you feel drained when you write? Worn out? Exhausted? Here is an interesting quote.... "Two hours of writing fiction leaves this particular writer absolutely drained. For those two hours he has been miles away, he has been somewhere else, in a different place with totally different people, the... Sign in to see full entry.

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