Wednesday Wisdom for Writers and Those Who Love Them

"There is no rule on how to write. Sometimes it comes easily and perfectly; sometimes it's like drilling rock and then blasting it out with charges." —Ernest Hemingway


I'm simply thankful to write.



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Wednesday Wisdom for Writers and Those Who Love Them

"Worry is like a rocking chair. It gives you something to do but never gets you anywhere." —Erma Bombeck

What are you worried about?

Deadlines? Expenses? Reviews? Skill?

Let them go.

Meditate instead. Take a walk. Ride a bike. Clean a room.

Then decide to get somewhere.



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Wednesday Wisdom for Writers and Those Who Love Them

"What I like in a good author is not what he says, but what he whispers." —Logan Persall Smith

This is powerful.

This means the author is strong enough to trust the reader to get the subtle implication.

And isn't that the most amazing thing?


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Wednesday Wisdom for Writers and Those Who Love Them

"A woman must have money and a room of her own if she is to write fiction." —Virginia Woolf

Money to pay the bills and a quiet place to work, that's what I read  here. And while a lot of writers (male and female) need to have day jobs to make this happen, I'm constantly impressed with their commitment to do just that.

It's all better with friends.