Quotes on Writing and Life: Celeste's reflections

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Saturday, May 29, 2004

Here is an excerpt from my poetry book blog--a blog that I am gradually

building--the first page is an effort to inspire myself (and others) in writing as well as other life endeavors... A Good Beginning for this Collection of Poetic Vision...page 1... This Quote Makes a Good Beginning for this Collection of Poetic Vision "The greatest thing a human soul ever does in... Sign in to see full entry.

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Dare to write...

I dip in and out of debates and arguments about what blogging is--from an intense chat room to a place for aspiring writers to grow and develop vs. bloggers who want only very polished work to show up here. I take the middle road, believing this is a place to grow and to develop. In many ways... Sign in to see full entry.

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Thursday, May 27, 2004

...deprivation and the writer...

Sometimes the process of writing feels like personal deprivation--giving up of time and energy and risking what others may think or say about your work. May Sarton captures a much deeper meaning of deprivation as a writer, a meaning that transcends the inherent costs of the writing process....... Sign in to see full entry.

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Wednesday, May 26, 2004

I wish, as a writer, that it was....

...always possible to hold on to this bit of wisdom. Why is it so easy to get blocked or to doubt that you are really a writer. I have heard of writers with many well-received books to their credit, who worry with each new book that they won't be able to write anymore. "Patience and perserverence... Sign in to see full entry.

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Sunday, May 23, 2004

This is a wonderful quote about persistence as the path to success....

"You must keep sending work out; you must never let a manuscript do nothing but eat its head off in a drawer. You send that work out again and again, while you're working on another one. If you have talent, you will receive some measure of success - but only if you persist."-Isaac Asimov Sign in to see full entry.

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