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Writer’s Block…

…when your imaginary friend refuses to talk to you.

Posted on August 4, 2021August 1, 2021Categories HumorTags Humor, WritingLeave a comment on Writer’s Block…

Wishful thinking

Neil Gaiman
Neil Gaiman

All writers have this vague hope that the elves will come in the night and finish any stories.

—Neil Gaiman

Posted on August 1, 2021Categories Humor, Reflections, WritingTags Elves, Humor, procrastination, WritingLeave a comment on Wishful thinking

Writer’s Life

Photo of Robert A. Heinlein revising his writing.
Robert A. Heinlein

The most important lesson in the writing trade is that any manuscript is improved if you cut away the fat.

— Robert A. Heinlein

Posted on June 10, 2021June 6, 2021Categories Reflections, WritingTags Editing, Heinlein, Revising, WritingLeave a comment on Writer’s Life

Creativity

Photo of Sylvia Plath
Sylvia Plath

The worst enemy of creativity is self-doubt.

— Sylvia Plath

Posted on June 9, 2021June 6, 2021Categories Reflections, WritingTags creativity, Plath, WritingLeave a comment on Creativity

Rejection

Photo of Sylvia Plath typing
Sylvia Plath

I love my rejection slips. They show me I try.

–Sylvia Plath

Posted on June 8, 2021June 6, 2021Categories Reflections, WritingTags Perseverance, Plath, Rejection, WritingLeave a comment on Rejection

Intuition

Ray Bradbury
Ray Bradbury

“Your intuition knows what to write, so get out of the way.”

— Ray Bradbury

Posted on June 7, 2021June 3, 2021Categories Reflections, WritingTags Intuition, Ray Bradbury, WritingLeave a comment on Intuition

Hold Fast to Dreams

Langston Hughes
Langston Hughes

Hold fast to dreams. For if dreams die, life is a broken winged bird that cannot fly.

– Langston Hughes

Posted on June 6, 2021June 3, 2021Categories reviews, WritingTags Langston Hughes, WritingLeave a comment on Hold Fast to Dreams

Imagination

Philip Jose Farmer
Philip Jose Farmer

“Imagination is like a muscle. I found out that the more I wrote, the bigger it got.”

— Philip Jose Farmer

Posted on June 3, 2021Categories Reflections, WritingTags Imagination, Philip Jose Farmer, WritingLeave a comment on Imagination

Looking into the Abyss

Michael Connelly
Michael Connelly

The philosopher Friedrich Nietzsche once wrote that when you look into the darkness of the abyss the abyss looks into you. Probably no other line or thought more inspires or informs my work. 

– Michael Connelly

Posted on May 31, 2021Categories Crime thrillers, Reflections, WritingTags Michael Connelly, WritingLeave a comment on Looking into the Abyss

Wishful thinking

Neil Gaiman
Neil Gaiman

All writers have this vague hope that the elves will come in the night and finish any stories.

—Neil Gaiman

Posted on May 29, 2021May 22, 2021Categories Humor, Reflections, WritingTags Elves, Humor, procrastination, WritingLeave a comment on Wishful thinking

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