Quotes on Writing and Life: Celeste's reflections

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Saturday, June 26, 2004

This quote is so true...

"Beginning to write, you discover what you have to write about."-Kit Reed It is so strange, how one's mind can be blank, with not sense of direction. You have to actually start writing before the ideas begin to really form. It doesn't make intuitive sense to me. The blank mind seems to be yelling,... Sign in to see full entry.

Friday, June 25, 2004

Me again!

I will return to quotes soon. Right now, I am into a run of wanting to write on writing myself. Why is it so much easier to write short peices than long ones. Before I was immersed in the technical aspects of writing, words flowed on the paper more easily, yet much of what I wrote was directionless,... Sign in to see full entry.

Thursday, June 24, 2004

Daily writing

This is just me talking (or writing) tonight. No quotes. I guess I am quoting myself, in a sense. There are so many books and writing techniques that encourage daily writing. Right now, I am participating in something call "The Daily Writing Challenge" on another website. This month, at my level, I... Sign in to see full entry.

Wednesday, June 23, 2004

Commitment and Writing....

This makes me think of the very old cliche--- Which came first, the chicken or the egg? This quote is serious and elegant, so I am surprised at the corny associations I keep having, such as 'you have to start with one egg to get a dozen.' I really think I should move ahead and share the quote I am... Sign in to see full entry.

Tuesday, June 22, 2004

Another quote on my journey to write and write and....

...write some more. There are so many things that can draw our attention away from the basics of writing the best that we know how and endeavoring to write better and better each day. While there are many traps on the internet to get drawn into other things, I find that having an audience to read... Sign in to see full entry.

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