Quotes on Writing and Life: Celeste's reflections

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Wednesday, May 5, 2004

Quality vs. Quantity?

I think I should make this quote my motto as I work on increasing my quantity of writing each day.... "...quantity produces quality. Only if you do a lot will you ever be any good. If you do very little, you'll never have quality of idea or quality of output. The excitement and creativity comes from... Sign in to see full entry.

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From last night's writing exercise journal.....

I am home now. The children are with their father for the evening. I am taking about thirty minutes to work on my writing. Today I actually feel a bit elated that I am writing on a more consistent basis. One of my favorite writers wrote about her kids noticing she was edgy when she didn’t write, and... Sign in to see full entry.

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Tuesday, May 4, 2004

I don't think I will ever master the art of indifference....

...not that I really want too. I agree with Mr. Joyce that the artist/writer is interwoven with his or her work in a way that is intrinsic and inextricable. Yet I am not sure that the writer is inherently indifferent....And many of us believe that God is everything but indifferent! "The artist, like... Sign in to see full entry.

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Monday, May 3, 2004

'Imagination' is where we all begin as writers....

...and this playful quote captures the "child-side" of imagination for me. Hope you enjoy it too. "So you see, imagination needs moodling - long, inefficient, happy idling, dawdling and puttering."-Brenda Ueland Sign in to see full entry.

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Saturday, May 1, 2004

I have taken on a major writing project on another site--for fun and to...

...get myself writing more and more and more. Anyway, here is something I wrote for the daily journal I keep there... Okay, I am beginning this writing challenge journal, and starting on a writing decathlon. Amazing! Amazing that I am really trying to do this! Especially since I am barely out of a... Sign in to see full entry.

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