Quotes on Writing and Life: Celeste's reflections

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Friday, June 11, 2004

Be still.....

"Be still and know that I am God; I will be exalted among the nations, I will be exalted in the earth."(Psalm 46:10) Dear Lord, Even in the midst of work and raising my family, thank you for helping to grow an inner stillness in my spirit indwelt by the Holy Spirit. Amen. Sign in to see full entry.

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Thursday, June 10, 2004

Do you ever struggle to find the time to write.

I truly believe you must make the time rather than find the time. It seems that a multifaceted life is a context that enriches a writer's writing if you don't allow life to swallow up all of your time. "There is no perfect time to write. There is only now."-Barbara Kingslover Sign in to see full entry.

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This is quite a response

to a critic! It is so hard to know which criticisms to incorporate into the revision process and which to let run off one's back like water off the proverbial duck's back. "Some old lady said that my book left a bad taste in her mouth. I wrote back to her and said, "You weren't supposed to eat... Sign in to see full entry.

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Wednesday, June 9, 2004

Does writing ever feel like cooking to you?

I often find myself using the analogy between the two. Here is a light-hearted quote that uses the comparison.... "Writing is like cooking...if you spill something, you should make it look like part of the act."-Jon Keeble Sign in to see full entry.

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Monday, June 7, 2004

Here is an interesting way...

...to view what we write. "Imagine the text not as a story, but as a score; imagine the reader as its performer."-Leonard Fein Sign in to see full entry.

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