“I would never write something that made me uncomfortable. Im not sure its even possible.” ~ Lori Roberts
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✒️ Writers’ Wisdom ~ What Have You Written Today?
“When I began writing, the words that inspired me were these: A writer is someone who has written today. If you want to be a writer, whats stopping you?” ~ J. A. Janice
✒️ Writers’ Wisdom ~ The Healing Power of Poetry
“My feeling is that poetry is also a healing process, and then when a person tries to write poetry with depth or beauty, he will find himself guided along paths which will heal him, and this is more important, actually, than any of the poetry he writes.”
~ Robert Bly
✒️ Writers’ Wisdom ~ What Is Your Motivation for Writing?
“When I sit down to write a book, I do not say to myself, ‘I am going to produce a work of art.’ I write it because there is some lie that I want to expose, some fact to which I want to draw attention, and my initial concern is to get a hearing.”
~ George Orwell
✒️ Writers’ Wisdom ~ Discover Your Own Story
“Storytelling is at the heart of life… In finding our own story, we assemble all the parts of ourselves. Whatever kind of mess we have made of it, we can somehow see the totality of who we are and recognize how our blunderings are related. We can own what we did and value who we are, not because of the outcome but because of the soul story that propelled us.” ~ Marion Woodman
✒️ Writers’ Wisdom ~ Not a Good Writer? Maybe You’re a Great Rewriter
“I have never thought of myself as a good writer. Anyone who wants reassurance of that should read one of my first drafts. But I’m one of the world’s great rewriters.”
~ James A. Michener
✒️ Writers’ Wisdom ~ Write Something, Anything
“Start writing, no matter what. The water does not flow until the faucet is turned on.” ~
✒️ Writers’ Wisdom ~ You Can’t Please Everyone
Know your audience. Beginners sometimes want to appeal to the widest audience possible and so try to write for everyone. . . . But you can’t please everyone. . . Once you accept that, you can focus all of your energy on writing for the readers who will appreciate your hard work that much more.
✒️ Writers’ Wisdom ~ Are There Rules for Writing?
“There are no rules. You can write a story, if you wish, with no conflict, no suspense, no beginning, middle or end. Of course, you have to be regarded as a genius to get away with it, and that’s the hardest part – convincing everybody you’re a genius.”
~ Fredric Brown
✒️ Writers’ Wisdom ~ Do You Want to be a Writer?
“If you want to be a writer, you have to write every day. The consistency, the monotony, the certainty, all vagaries and passions are covered by this daily reoccurrence.” ~ Walter Mosley
