Thursday, January 31, 2019
Wednesday, January 30, 2019
Quotes of the Week
I would rather be ashes than dust! I would rather that my spark should burn out in a brilliant blaze than it should be stifled by dry-rot. I would rather be a superb meteor, every atom of me in magnificent glow, than a sleepy and permanent planet.
—Jack London
Ideas are like rabbits. You get a couple and learn how to handle them, and pretty soon you have a dozen.
—John Steinbeck
Amateurs sit and wait for inspiration, the rest of us just get up and go to work.
—Stephen King
Make #writing a regular part of your daily routine…so that it feels more natural to write than not to.
—Jennifer Egan
Let's not go and ruin it by thinking too much.
—Clint Eastwood
The more successful the villain, the more successful the picture.
—ALFRED HITCHCOCK
If you know from whence you came, there are absolutely no limitations on where you can go.
—James Baldwin
The secret to editing your work is simple: you need to become its reader instead of its writer.
—Anna Deavere Smith
Don’t tell me the moon is shining; show me the glint of light on broken glass.
—Anton Chekhov
—Jack London
Ideas are like rabbits. You get a couple and learn how to handle them, and pretty soon you have a dozen.
—John Steinbeck
Amateurs sit and wait for inspiration, the rest of us just get up and go to work.
—Stephen King
Make #writing a regular part of your daily routine…so that it feels more natural to write than not to.
—Jennifer Egan
Let's not go and ruin it by thinking too much.
—Clint Eastwood
The more successful the villain, the more successful the picture.
—ALFRED HITCHCOCK
If you know from whence you came, there are absolutely no limitations on where you can go.
—James Baldwin
The secret to editing your work is simple: you need to become its reader instead of its writer.
—Anna Deavere Smith
Don’t tell me the moon is shining; show me the glint of light on broken glass.
—Anton Chekhov
Saturday, January 26, 2019
Friday, January 25, 2019
FRIDAY FILM PREVIEW: Alita: Battle Angel
-- I'm trying not to get my hopes up too high for this one.
Thursday, January 24, 2019
Wednesday, January 23, 2019
Quotes of the Week
When all else fails write what your heart tells you.
—Mark Twain
Don't say it was “delightful”; make us say “delightful” when we’ve read the description.
—C.S. Lewis
I have rewritten, often several times, every word I have ever published. My pencils outlast their erasers.
—Vladimir Nabokov
But with writers, there's nothing wrong with melancholy. It's an important color in writing.
—Paul McCartney
Don’t try to figure out what other people want to hear from you; figure out what you have to say.
—Barbara Kingsolver
Just trust your own voice. And keep exploring the things that are interesting to you.
—Nikki Giovanni
Write hard and clear about what hurts.
—Ernest Hemingway
Making a decision to write was a lot like deciding to jump into a frozen lake.
—Maya Angelou
Making a decision to write was a lot like deciding to jump into a frozen lake.
—Maya Angelou
You're only given one little spark of madness. You mustn't lose it.
—Robin Williams
I want to write, but more than that, I want to bring out all kinds of things that lie buried deep in my heart.
—Anne Frank
—Mark Twain
Don't say it was “delightful”; make us say “delightful” when we’ve read the description.
—C.S. Lewis
I have rewritten, often several times, every word I have ever published. My pencils outlast their erasers.
—Vladimir Nabokov
But with writers, there's nothing wrong with melancholy. It's an important color in writing.
—Paul McCartney
Don’t try to figure out what other people want to hear from you; figure out what you have to say.
—Barbara Kingsolver
Just trust your own voice. And keep exploring the things that are interesting to you.
—Nikki Giovanni
Write hard and clear about what hurts.
—Ernest Hemingway
Making a decision to write was a lot like deciding to jump into a frozen lake.
—Maya Angelou
Making a decision to write was a lot like deciding to jump into a frozen lake.
—Maya Angelou
You're only given one little spark of madness. You mustn't lose it.
—Robin Williams
I want to write, but more than that, I want to bring out all kinds of things that lie buried deep in my heart.
—Anne Frank
Sunday, January 20, 2019
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