inspiration, creative writing prompts, motivational quotes, poetry and gentle nagging on the creative writing life…
I have no secret but hard work. This is a secret that many never learn, and they don’t succeed because they don’t learn it. Labor is the genius that changes the world from ugliness to beauty, and the great curse Continue reading Secrets of Productivity
We should be taught not to wait for inspiration to start a thing. Action always generates inspiration. Inspiration seldom generates action. Frank Tibolt I spent a lot of time organizing paper this weekend and getting stuff ready for charity pickup. Continue reading Action generates Inspiration
Vintage image from a children’s magazine early 1900’s Happy Thanksgiving! In gratitude for another lovely Thanksgiving Day! Viva leftover turkey sandwiches and cranberry chutney! Lovingly, The Writing Nag
Dogs have given us their absolute all. We are the center of their universe. We are the focus of their love and faith and trust. They serve us in return for scraps. It is without a doubt the best deal Continue reading Writing grief
And none will hear the postman’s knock Without a quickening of the heart. For who can bear to feel himself forgotten? W.H. Auden I started my vintage postcard collection when I bought a set of 150 antique holiday postcards and Continue reading The postman’s knock
You write to communicate to the hearts and minds of others what’s burning inside you. And we edit to let the fire show through the smoke. ~Arthur Polotnik In editing a short story this weekend I cut my favorite lines. Continue reading Falling in Love with your own words…
“As we express our gratitude, we must never forget that the highest appreciation is not to utter words, but to live by them.” John Fitzgerald Kennedy Thank you for your service.
I got this in an email this morning…do any of these 16 ways help you get motivated? Thanks to Zen Habits.
There is a certain relief in change, even though it be from bad to worse! As I have often found in traveling in a stagecoach, that it is often a comfort to shift one’s position, and be bruised in a Continue reading Be Bruised in a New Place