It also relieves the pressure of getting it right the first time. That phrase or paragraph that doesn't quite convey what I want it to can easily be changed.
What is your favorite writing quote?
Friday, May 25, 2012
Writing Quote
It also relieves the pressure of getting it right the first time. That phrase or paragraph that doesn't quite convey what I want it to can easily be changed.
What is your favorite writing quote?
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Living in the Land of "I Don't Wanna"
I'm currently at war with myself. The "you should be..." committee is fighting with the "I don't wanna" committ...
Ha ha!! I just posted this on pinterest because it made me laugh so hard!!
ReplyDeleteHappy weekend!
Great minds think alike, Heidi! ;-)
DeleteLove this quote! One of my favorites is George Balanchine's "My muse comes to me on union time." — because he could only choreograph when he had (union) dancers and a (union) pianist. At least we writers can't complain about that....
ReplyDeleteGood quote and one I'd never heard of. Thanks for stopping by and thanks for sharing! :-)
DeleteI love this quote too. And I love how you put it-smoothing and polishing what you write until it shines. It's so true:)
ReplyDeleteI've revisited some of my first bits of fiction, and done some smoothing and polishing. I love that I can do this a long time after I first did the writing-that the writing experience I've gained in the meantime makes those original pieces so much richer:)
Have a wonderful 3 day weekend, my friend!!
So true, Valerie! It's amazing how much we can grow and stretch as a writer, and then we can go back and improve on what we've already done.
DeleteI hope you have a wonderful weekend, too!
I was just saying something like this to my mom yesterday. I'd somehow gotten my words mixed up while talking, and I told her that's the nice thing about being a writer—you've got time to change things afterwards! Can't stop words from coming out wrong when you're speaking. :)
ReplyDeleteThis is one of my all-time favorite quotes: "I mean, what can you say about how you write your books? What I mean is, first you've got to think of something, and then when you've thought of it you've got to force yourself to sit down and write it. That's all." ~ Mrs. Oliver in Dead Man’s Folly by Agatha Christie
Oh, good quote, Elisabeth. And I love Agatha Christie!!!
DeleteThis is such a great quote; I needed to hear it! Contemplating making a huge change to a 114,000 word manuscript that just wasn't going anywhere. Feeling rather daunted by the re-writing task ahead of me...!!
ReplyDeleteYeah, I know how daunting that can be...which is why I have left many a manuscript in the dust. ;-) Take it one section at a time and remember, you can ALWAYS change it. Good luck!
DeleteI love that quote, Melissa. So, so true. As I'm half asleep this morning, I'm so glad I don't have to tackle brain surgery. :)
ReplyDeleteOne of my favourite writerly quotes (I have so many), is this one from Anton Chekhov:
Don't tell me the moon is shining; show me the glint of light on broken glass.
I love that quote, too, Shirley! In fact, I have it on my blog in the right hand column under "Wise Advice." Great minds think alike!
DeleteI find that very cheering, given the morning I'm currently having! thanks Melissa. I dont have a specific writing one, but I love Helen Keller's quotes - one of them is: "Never bend your head. Hold it hight. Look the world in the eye."
ReplyDeleteHelen Keller was so very brave. I admire her a great deal, and that is a wonderful quote.
DeleteGreat quote.
ReplyDeleteThanks, Travis.
Deletei love this quote:)
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