Tag: Quotes

  • Q is for Writing Quotes

    One of my most recent addictions is Pinterests. I love browsing quotes and there are so many! Inspirational and motivational quotes for the days when I feel I need a boost to get into the writing zone. Funny quotes for the times when I need that laugh to keep me going through the next writing hurdle. And the advice infographics that help me when I feel a little stuck. There’s everything there, and I complied tons of boards. For the purposes of this post, I’m going to share only the memes I created.

    For every time someone tries to tell you to be a realist:

    Shoot for the moon. Even if you miss it you will land among the stars. ~Les Brown
    Shoot for the moon. Even if you miss it you will land among the stars. ~Les Brown

    For the times people ask you ‘why do you want to b a writer?’:

    I write because I don't know what I think until I read what I say. ~Flannery O'Connor
    I write because I don’t know what I think until I read what I say. ~Flannery O’Connor

    For the times when we need an affirmative boost of reassurance:

    If we had to say what writing is, we would define it essentially as an act of courage. ~Cynthia Ozick
    If we had to say what writing is, we would define it essentially as an act of courage. ~Cynthia Ozick

    My favorite writing quotes for when I’m feeling as if I’m not going to make it to The End:

    A writer is a writer, not because she writes well and easily, because she has amazing talent, or because everything she does is golden. A writer is a writer because, even when there is no hope, even when nothing shows any sign of promise, you keep on writing anyway. ~Junot Diaz
    A Writer is a Writer

     

    And if you’re looking for some more quotes, I have some on my website, on my Pinterest account, and if you feel like taking it to the next step I recommend Sarah Andersen’s funny webcomics.

    What about you? Do you have favorite writing quotes?

  • Darla’s Noveling Journey


    I read a very interesting list yesterday of forty quotes for pessimistic people.  Many are understandably bleak statements.  One, however, struck me as quite optimistic.
    Robert Louis Stevenson reportedly said, “To travel hopefully is a better thing than to arrive.”
    How is that pessimistic?  I mean, sure, nobody can guarantee a fun time.  You might get crappy weather.  Occasionally, even, natural disasters strike resort areas.  ~shudder~  That makes my periodic rainy days at the beach a paradise by comparison.
    Anticipation, however, presents its own reward.  Isn’t that last work week before vacation tinged with excitement? 
    That’s how I feel during National Novel Writing Month.  Of course I want to complete my story, not to mention winning the 50,000 word challenge.  My favorite part, however, is the journey I’m taking with my characters.
    (Hopefully, they won’t resent me too much for all their travails and still be talking to me come December rewrites.)
    In fact, right now they ought to wrap up the dialogue that’s lasted several thousand words.  I need to light a fire under them.  But how?
    I know!  The house can literally catch afire.  After all, I have a villain lurking out there somewhere.  Isn’t it in his job description to do something villainous?  I think arson qualifies.
    Before I go type that scene, how is your November going?  Are you NaNoing?  If so, I hope you’re enjoying the trip (or your own fire!).  Happy noveling!
    Oh, and here’s the link to those amazing quotes, in case you need a (brief) break from writing: