Quotes on Writing and Life: Celeste's reflections

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Friday, June 4, 2004

..."language raised to the Nth power"...

This is a wonderful analogy. Sometimes poems feel like they get into the very stream of my blood turning the calm waters into rolling rapids... "Poetry is ordinary language raised to the Nth power. Poetry is boned with ideas, nerved and blooded with emotions, all held together by the delicate, tough... Sign in to see full entry.

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Thursday, June 3, 2004

This is definitely something to strive for....

Don't we always treasure the books that draw us to read them over and over. And what fulfillment as a writer to be an author of such a work! "Literature is the art of writing something that will be read twice."-Cyril Connolly Sign in to see full entry.

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What do you really mean?

This quote touches something deep within me. As a writer, I want to be understood. The best critiques don't necessarily tell me if my writing is good or bad. The most helpful critical reader gives me an idea of what the reader hears me saying--then I can see how close what they hear is to what I... Sign in to see full entry.

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Monday, May 31, 2004

Writing everyday this month

has been an experience. I signed up for a contest that required me to write five hundred words a day (in addition to other things, but we won't go there). I think I am going to do a version of it again next month. The 'agony and the ectasy' is my experience of this entire month. Some days it is so... Sign in to see full entry.

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Sunday, May 30, 2004

Writing about yourself....

"Writing an autobiography and making a spiritual will are practically the same."-Sholem Aleichem Much of what I write and read on Blogit is essentially someone's autobiography. Even if we don't mean to share the condition of our souls, what we write and how we comment our responses to others may... Sign in to see full entry.

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