“You never know what’s around the corner. It could be everything. Or it could be nothing. You keep putting one foot in front of the other, and then one day you look back and you’ve climbed a mountain.” Tom Hiddleston I love how Tom’s quote (above) says one foot in front of the other. IContinue reading “Climbing Mountains”
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Away for the Weekend
“I’m learning the power of going away for the weekend and keeping myself company.” Zoe Saldana I’ve learned this and it changed my life! What is it about learning to keep yourself company that makes life so grand?
Possibility
I dwell in possibility. Emily Dickinson There’s so many possibilities right now. When I first started this post, I was going to say, “there’s so many possibilities tomorrow!” but after I saw it in writing, I was reminded about how many possibilities I have in front of me right now. I used to put aContinue reading “Possibility”
Let It Drip
Step into a scene and let it drip from your fingertips. MJ Bush If there was a way to describe one of the most amazing feelings of the writers life, this would be it, (for me). I wrote a blog post titled “‘Come Upon’ the Right Word” that spoke on divine inspiration. This quote remindsContinue reading “Let It Drip”
Your Own Freedom
That’s what you’re looking for as a writer when you’re working. You’re looking for your own freedom. Philip Roth A great way to shift this perspective is that you’re not writing to be free but you’re writing because you are free to write.
“Come Upon” the Right Word
For your born writer, nothing is so healing as the realization that he has come upon the right word. Catherine Drinker Bowen I’m working on a part of my book and I’m feeling like I can’t find the right words to express the story in a way that I want. What do I want? SomethingContinue reading ““Come Upon” the Right Word”
Let’s Get Started!
Almost all good writing begins with terrible first efforts. You need to start somewhere. Anne Lamott I want to spit out perfect first drafts. It’s true. But what really really helps me deal with the perfectionist monster is making myself write these blog posts everyday. Some days they are great! Most days I’m just keepingContinue reading “Let’s Get Started!”
I Feel This Quote
The older I get, the more I’m conscious of ways very small things can make a change in the world. Tiny little things, but the world is made up of tiny matters, isn’t it Sandra Cisneros Lately there’s been so many small things, small comments, small changes, small actions that have lit up my lifeContinue reading “I Feel This Quote”
Advice, Don’t
There is no one who can give you wiser advice than you can give yourself: you will never make a slip, if you listen to your own heart. Marcus Tullius Cicero This is something I always work on. I try my best not to give advice unless someone asks for it. There’s too much complexitiesContinue reading “Advice, Don’t”
~~~> Blame Game ~~~>
A great wind is blowing, and that gives you either imagination or a headache. Catherine the Great I have a headache so I’m blaming the great wind. I feel the wind deep in my bones.
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