Cats are dangerous companions for writers because cat watching is a near-perfect method of writing avoidance. ~ Dan Greenburg Oh my goodness, isn’t this the truth! This quote comes from Dan Greenburg, author of seventy-three books including the adult thrillers Exes, Love Kills, and Fear Itself, and the children’s series The Zack Files, and it goes…
Adventure is love in strange places. It is whatever is exotic and strange. Adventure is doing things we’ll probably never do, going to the brink of danger and returning safely. – Ronald B. Tobias, 20 Master Plots and How to Build Them As you might imagine, while I’ve been wrestling with the current Neeka chapter and…
A simple word or phrase on a blank sheet of paper gathers momentum as I wonder at what it could mean, where it could take place, why, and what if? . . . And then, I write. ~ Tyrean Martinson, A Jumble of 500+ Writing Prompts I found this quote very appropriate for today as I contemplate…
Write what you know about dragons! ~ Scott Westerfeld on Instagram 5/14/16 I had to share this for my Writing Thoughts this week, because it’s just such good advice, don’t you think? 🙂 I ran across this picture today of Scott Westerfeld, the author of eighteen YA and adult novels, through the Facebook page of Todd…
Stories are the collective wisdom of everyone who has ever lived. Your job as a storyteller is not simply to entertain. Nor is it to be noticed for the way you turn a phrase. You have a very important job–one of the most important. Your job is to let people know that everyone shares their…
In a very real way, one writes a story to find out what happens in it. Before it is written it sits in the mind like a piece of overheard gossip or a bit of intriguing tattle. The story process is like taking up such a piece of gossip, hunting down the people actually involved,…
To write something you have to risk making a fool of yourself. ~ Anne Rice Staying with the “risk” theme of the week, I thought this quote was especially fitting and good advice for everyone to remember. Just look at the stack of manuscript pages beside this Dragon Writer‘s typewriter. Wouldn’t that be a nice thing…
I’m a little pressed for time tonight as I try to keep up with the AtoZ posts that are steadily creeping up on me, so I’ll leave you with this adorable baby dragon and in the capable hands of the great Ira Glass, public radio broadcaster and producer, the host of the popular PRI program…
“If there is a special Hell for writers it would be in the forced contemplation of their own works.” — John Dos Passos Hi everyone, thanks for checking in. I hope you had a good Wednesday (or are having a good whatever day it is for you now). I’ve been in a bit of a…
“Writing is like driving at night in the fog. You can only see as far as your headlights, but you can make the whole trip that way.” ― E.L. Doctorow I came across this quote today, and thought it quite aptly described what I’m going through with this Neeka story that’s become my Tuesday obsession.…
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