“It is by going down into the abyss that we recover the treasures of life. Where you stumble, there lies your treasure.” -Joseph Campbell “…Where you stumble, there lies the treasure.” How could that be? We all have our own weaknesses. We all stumble at different times and places, but how could there be treasureContinue reading “I Have a Joseph Campbell Question”
Author Archives: Jayne
What Do You Need To Hear?
“Don’t give people what they want, give them what they need.” – Joss Whedon What do people need? Encouragement, motivation, love? Liberation? We can do it all with writing. What do you need to hear?
Stephen King Said it Best
Writing isn’t about making money, getting famous, getting dates, getting laid, or making friends. In the end, it’s about enriching the lives of those who will read your work, and enriching your own life, as well. It’s about getting up, getting well, and getting over. Getting happy, okay? Getting happy.” – Stephen King Write yourselfContinue reading “Stephen King Said it Best”
Quote from George R. R. Martin
“Some writers enjoy writing, I am told. Not me. I enjoy having written.” – George R.R. Martin This is part of my daily gratitude. “To have written.” Check! What kind of things are you always grateful for?
Sleep?
Lately for me, it’s been either no sleep or sleeping through the night and waking up feeling like I didn’t sleep a wink. That sucks. That doesn’t feel even the slightest good. Now there are a lot of factors that could cause this, but what I really want is to feel rested. That would beContinue reading “Sleep?”
Daily Writing Goalsssss
“Write what you enjoy writing. Inspire yourself into a writing mood.” I wasn’t really feeling like writing tonight but I decided to get my writing space set up and dig in anyway. I worked on my novel. (I’m not sure what to do with it now.) Decided to start a new story I’m excited about.Continue reading “Daily Writing Goalsssss”
God-given Talent
“I have spent a good many years since–too many, I think–being ashamed about what I write. I think I was forty before I realized that almost every writer of fiction or poetry who has ever published a line has been accused by someone of wasting his or her God-given talent. If you write (or paintContinue reading “God-given Talent”
Bubbles of Time
“Half my life is an act of revision.” – John Irving Boy ain’t this the truth. I’m constantly looking for ways to fully appreciate moments while I’m in them and even after they are gone. I’m much better at letting experiences go these days. Mostly so that I can enjoy new ones. Before I’d cling soContinue reading “Bubbles of Time”
Writing and the Freedom it Comes With
“A person is a fool to become a writer. His only compensation is absolute freedom. He has no master except his own soul, and that, I am sure, is why he does it” – Roald Dahl Well isn’t that an intriguing offer. Write, be free. Be your own master. I think this romanticizes writing aContinue reading “Writing and the Freedom it Comes With”
Return to Me
“For it would seem – her case proved it – that we write, not with the fingers, but with the whole person. The nerve which controls the pen winds itself about every fiber of our being, threads the heart, pierces the liver.” – Virginia Woolf I love me some writers who bare their bones! IContinue reading “Return to Me”
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