“There are lots of guys out there who write a better prose line than I do and who have a better understanding of what people are really like and what humanity is supposed to mean – hell, I know that.” ~
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💡 Something to Think About
One day it will be your turn to be successful and we will be cheering you on. It’s going to happen. You know it is. Keep your head down. Keep working. Don’t give up. It’s going to happen as sure as the sun will rise tomorrow.
✒️ Writers’ Wisdom ~ Five Common Traits of Good Writers
“Five common traits of good writers: (1) They have something to say. (2) They read widely and have done so since childhood. (3) They possess what Isaac Asimov calls a “capacity for clear thought,” able to go from point to point in an orderly sequence, an A to Z approach. (4) They’re geniuses at putting their emotions into words. (5) They possess an insatiable curiosity, constantly asking Why and How.” ~
💡 Something to Think About
How much of yourself do you own? You know what I mean. Do you have folks reaching and grabbing hold of a piece of you? If you’re not careful, you’ve given it all away. There’s nothing left for you. No wonder you’re exhausted. Is it time to reclaim some of those pieces? Is it time to have the courage to say, ‘No?’
✒️ Writers’ Wisdom ~ Write for the Joy of Writing
“I believe that half the trouble in the world comes from people asking ‘What have I achieved?’ rather than ‘What have I enjoyed?’ I’ve been writing about a subject I love as long as I can remember–horses and the people associated with them, anyplace, anywhere, anytime. I couldn’t be happier knowing that young people are reading my books. But even more important to me is that I’ve enjoyed so much the writing of them.”
~ The Black Stallion
💡 Something to Think About
Twenty-four hours, that’s what we all have. How we use the time we have makes all the difference in our lives. How are you spending the time you have? Is it making you a better person? Is it building the relationships you are in? Is it advancing your career? Are you discovering time to relax and unwind? Have you loved those important to you?
✒️ Writers’ Wisdom ~ Dance as You Write
“Dance above the surface of the world. Let your thoughts lift you into creativity that is not hampered by opinion.” ~
💡 Something to Think About
Here’s an experiment for you. Stand back to back with that special person in your life. Take turns describing what you see without turning your head. It’s the way life is, we only have a partial view of reality, we don’t have the full view. We need to hear other views to gain a clearer picture of our reality.
✒️ Writers’ Wisdom ~ Will Your Muse Show Up Today?
“Discipline allows magic. To be a writer is to be the very best of assassins. You do not sit down and write every day to force the Muse to show up. You get into the habit of writing every day so that when she shows up, you have the maximum chance of catching her, bashing her on the head, and squeezing every last drop out of that bitch.” ~
✒️ Writers’ Wisdom ~ Are You a Gardener or an Architect?
“I think there are two types of writers, the architects and the gardeners. The architects plan everything ahead of time, like an architect building a house. They know how many rooms are going to be in the house, what kind of roof they’re going to have, where the wires are going to run, what kind of plumbing there’s going to be. They have the whole thing designed and blueprinted out before they even nail the first board up. The gardeners dig a hole, drop in a seed and water it. They kind of know what seed it is, they know if planted a fantasy seed or mystery seed or whatever. But as the plant comes up and they water it, they don’t know how many branches it’s going to have, they find out as it grows. And I’m much more a gardener than an architect.”
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