Quotes on Writing and Life: Celeste's reflections

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Friday, December 12, 2003

....a quote worth repeating....

"We cannot become what we need to be by remaining what we are."-- Author Unknown Sign in to see full entry.

Monday, December 8, 2003

???Publication???

"Publication is not all that it is cracked up to be. But writing is. It's like discovering that while you thought you needed the tea ceremony for the caffeine, what you really needed was the tea ceremony. The act of writing turns out to be its own reward."--Anne Lamott I am ambivalent about this... Sign in to see full entry.

Publication?

"Publication is not all that it is cracked up to be. But writing is. It's like discovering that while you thought you needed the tea ceremony for the caffeine, what you really needed was the tea ceremony. The act of writing turns out to be its own reward."--Anne Lamott Sign in to see full entry.

Saturday, December 6, 2003

Publishing....

"When offers are coming in, you want to be professional, but what you really want to ask is: "Do you really like it?"--Joe Kanon I actually had an on-line conversation with a member of the writer's group I used to attend. The conversation ended up feeling like a bucket of cold water dashed over my... Sign in to see full entry.

Friday, December 5, 2003

Confidence as a writer....

"To believe your own thought, to believe that what is true for you in your private heart is true for all --that is genius."--Emerson In college I took classes that operated like creative writing groups. About 8 years ago, I was thrilled to be invited to join a local writer's group in this town. It... Sign in to see full entry.

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