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Sunday 27th December 1801 A fine soft beautiful, mild day with gleams of sunshine. I lay in bed till 12 o clock, Mr Clarkson’s man came, we wrote to him…Dorothy Wordsworth The Grasmere Journals I’ve kept a journal for more Continue reading A fine soft beautiful day
“The scariest moment is always just before you start.” Stephen King Today, start your writing practice from the window. You can use this image as a start or wherever you are look out the window. Freewrite, start a poem or a Continue reading Fearless Writing
I love writing. I love the swirl and swing of words as they tangle with human emotions. James Michener This is another post about flat writing. Why? Because so many writers fail to add depth to their writing, it sits Continue reading Writing With Emotion
Life can’t ever really defeat a writer who is in love with writing, for life itself is a writer’s lover until death – fascinating, cruel, lavish, warm, cold, treacherous, constant. ~Edna Ferber, A Kind of Magic, 1963 Writers who feel Continue reading 7 Ways to Keep The Passion for the Writing Life
“When you put down the good things you ought to have done, and leave out the bad ones you did do — well, that’s Memoirs.” Will Rogers I’ve been engrossed with Natalie Goldberg’s memoir writing book this week. I used Continue reading On Memoir
A page of my journal is like a cake of portable soup. A little may be diffused into a considerable portion.James Boswell I love this image the hard dense brick of soup-add hot water-and then a full steaming bowl of Continue reading A Cake of portable soup
“It’s surprising how much of memory is built around things unnoticed at the time”Barbara Kingsolver Since I’m working on journaling this semester I’ve been getting up the last two days and writing journal entries, similar to Julia Cameron’s morning pages. Continue reading Excavating Memories
Journal writing is a voyage to the interior. Christina Baldwin I’ve been journaling most of my adult life collecting quotes, overheard conversations, poetry starts, words I like, bits of sentences, books to read, movies to watch, directions to a restaurant Continue reading The Art of Journaling
Patience and perseverance have a magical effect before which difficulties disappear and obstacles vanish. John Quincy Adams It’s hard to be patient in our instant gratification nation. Yet when it comes to creative writing patience and perseverance are key. For Continue reading Patience and Perseverance
I take rejection as someone blowing a bugle in my ear to wake me up and get going, rather than retreat.” Sylvester Stallone I don’t have any statistics on creative writing rejections. I do know that many best-selling authors often Continue reading 5 Ways to Face Down Rejection