Quotes
Reflections about writing.
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“If you have one eye on the mirror . . .”
“I really think that if there’s any one enemy to human creativity, especially creative writing, its self-consciousness. And if you have one eye on the mirror to see how you’re doing, you’re not doing it as well as you can. Don’t think about publishing, don’t think about editors, don’t think about marketplace.” — Andre Dubus III Just Write!
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Life is sometimes . . .
Read more: Life is sometimes . . .“Life is sometimes a maze, sometimes a jigsaw puzzle. While writing you can explore paths to navigate the maze and find the pieces that fit together to form a balanced whole.” — Marlene Cullen
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Image of a writer . . .
Read more: Image of a writer . . .“When I speak of writing, the image that comes first to my mind is not a novel, a poem, or a literary tradition; it is the person who shuts himself up in a room, sits…
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Memoir: You are the narrator and a character
Read more: Memoir: You are the narrator and a character“You are both the narrator—the storyteller—and a character in the story. You get to curate your voice and experience as you wish. Though memoirs and essays are constructed from true experience, the writer still has…
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Dare to be idle
Read more: Dare to be idle“Dare to be idle,” wrote Brenda Ueland in her classic writing manual If You Want to Write: A Book About Art, Independence and Spirit. Her advice offers respite from information overload, lists of things to…
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Share what you create.
Read more: Share what you create.“You have a unique creative voice and what you share is special. Keep using your voice, sharing what you create.” — Dan Blank, The Creative Shift, Aug. 11 Substack, “Embracing Your Creativity in the age…
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Play With Words
Read more: Play With Words“The bright side of working on a second draft is that it gives you the opportunity to play with words. Words are the writer’s pigment. We mix, we measure; we try this combination or that.…
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Write to please an audience of one . . .
Read more: Write to please an audience of one . . .“Elizabeth Berg starts out with a feeling in her head and nothing else. If you’re agonizing over how you might please a particular publisher, Berg has a basic message: Write to please an audience of…
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What you create lives on.
Read more: What you create lives on.“What you create lives on. If you are a writer, your words live on. You have a unique creative voice, and writing and publishing is a powerful act. You are forging powerful connections with other…
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Proofreading
Read more: Proofreading“No matter how many proofreaders one has, there can still be errors/typos. Reading for typos/errors is like a Sherlock Holmes mystery; looking for that stray character lurking in the shadows.” — Janet Pierce