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“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
In a mood of faith and hope my work goes on. A ream of fresh paper lies on my desk waiting for the next book. I am a writer and I take up my pen to write. Pearl S. Buck Continue reading A Ream of Fresh Paper
When I read it, I don’t wince, which is all I ever ask for a book I write. I knew that there was one thing I wanted to be and that was a writer. Culture’s worth huge, huge risks. Without Continue reading Norman Mailer quotes In Memorium
Writing is pretty crummy on the nerves.~ Paul Theroux Although I’ve been writing almost every day since I started my blog in July, I do have days where nothing works. Other days, poems are produced almost effortlessly and characters pop Continue reading Again with the Writer’s Block
Nothing in the world can take the place of persistence. Talent will not; nothing is more common than unsuccessful men with talent. Genius will not; unrewarded genius is almost a proverb. Education will not; the world is full of educated Continue reading “Unrewarded genius is almost a proverb”
Writing is not the lottery. New writers have to be realistic about what it takes to get published. But there is one similarity to the lottery: You have to play to win.— Lori Perkins, literary agent This morning this headline Continue reading Getting Published
It took me fifteen years to discover I had no talent for writing, but I couldn’t give it up because by that time I was too famous. ~Robert Benchley Are you a talented writer or are you like many published Continue reading A Talent for Writing