Quotes
Reflections about writing.
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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 do, overbooked schedules and looming deadlines. Relaxing, said Ueland, is good for your soul and your writing. The imagination needs moodling—long, inefficient, happy idling, dawdling,…
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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
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Writers: It ain’t easy being so aware.
Read more: Writers: It ain’t easy being so aware.“Writers, remember to take care of yourselves. It ain’t easy being so aware.” — “Meet the Agent,” Writers Digest, March/April 2026, Ericka Tiffany Phillips, literary agent at the Stephanie Tade Agency
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Quiet Writing
Read more: Quiet Writing“Quiet writing isn’t a genre, it’s more like a style and an approach. For creative nonfiction, it’s narrative that focuses on everyday moments, employs keen observation, and includes details and imagery to demonstrate and investigate…
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What makes writing memorable?
Read more: What makes writing memorable?“Writing That Endures—It’s All in the Craft,” — Ronnie Blair Concrete details. Evocative language. Characters who seem as human as we are. Ronnie Blair, “Writing That Endures—It’s All in the Craft,” Brevity Blog, October 17,…
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Sanctuary
Read more: Sanctuary“When you take sanctuary within yourself, the world can be falling apart around you and you will be okay.” — Samantha Rose “When you take sanctuary within yourself, the world can be falling apart around…