The worst enemy of creativity is self-doubt.
— Sylvia Plath
Creativity
Tag: Writing
Poisoned by emotion…
I think that to write well and convincingly, one must be somewhat poisoned by emotion. Dislike, displeasure, resentment, fault-finding, imagination, passionate remonstrance, a sense of injustice—they all make fine fuel.
—Edna Ferber
Ideas are like rabbits…
Ideas are like rabbits. You get a couple and learn how to handle them, and pretty soon you have a dozen.
—John Steinbeck
Getting Away…
A book acts as the getaway car when you need to escape. Even when you’re the one writing it.
– Julie Wright
Writer’s Block…
…when your imaginary friend refuses to talk to you.
The swirl and swing of words
I love writing. I love the swirl and swing of words as they tangle with human emotions.
—James Michener
Like driving a car…
Writing a novel is like driving a car at night. You can only see as far as your headlights, but you can make the whole trip that way.
—E. L. Doctorow
Wishful thinking
All writers have this vague hope that the elves will come in the night and finish any stories.
—Neil Gaiman
Poisoned by emotion…
I think that to write well and convincingly, one must be somewhat poisoned by emotion. Dislike, displeasure, resentment, fault-finding, imagination, passionate remonstrance, a sense of injustice—they all make fine fuel.
—Edna Ferber
The swirl and swing of words
I love writing. I love the swirl and swing of words as they tangle with human emotions.
—James Michener
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