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Tag: Writing Inspiration
Quote of the Day – Salvador Dali
Doesn't mean you should give up the chase though!
theOffice Shop – Featured Item
In case you haven't heard the news, we've partnered up with Amazon to create theOffice Shop. We have a large offering of anything and everything a writer may need! Pens, desks, books on craft and tons of other items to get the creative juices flowing - which is exactly what this featured item is designed … Continue reading theOffice Shop – Featured Item
Quote of the Day – George Orwell
"If people cannot write well, they cannot think well, and if they cannot think well, others will do their thinking for them."
Quote of the Day
“...A mother is the one who fills your heart in the first place. She teaches you the nature of happiness: what is the right amount, what is too much, and the kind that makes you want more of what is bad for you. A mother helps her baby flex her first feelings of pleasure. She … Continue reading Quote of the Day
Writing Routines: Ernest Hemingway
"When I am working on a book or a story I write every morning as soon after first light as possible. There is no one to disturb you and it is cool or cold and you come to your work and warm as you write. You read what you have written and, as you always … Continue reading Writing Routines: Ernest Hemingway
Writing Routines – Maya Angelou
"I write in the morning and then go home about midday and take a shower, because writing, as you know, is very hard work, so you have to do a double ablution. Then I go out and shop—I'm a serious cook—and pretend to be normal. I play sane—Good morning! Fine, thank you. And you? And … Continue reading Writing Routines – Maya Angelou
Quote of the Day
"We tell ourselves stories in order to live...We look for the sermon in the suicide, for the social or moral lesson in the murder of five. We interpret what we see, select the most workable of the multiple choices. We live entirely, especially if we are writers, by the imposition of a narrative line upon … Continue reading Quote of the Day
Celebrating Earth Day: Writers and The Outdoors
Everyone's familiar with the vampiric writer stereotype - we're all pale, gaunt creatures who haven't left the house in weeks. We can construct a wonderful metaphor about the sun, but we'd probably ignite if we actually stepped out into it. We're morlocks staring at computer screens and blank pages. Outside? What the hell is that? It's a misleading … Continue reading Celebrating Earth Day: Writers and The Outdoors
Writing Routines: Barbara Kingsolver
Writing is hard work and it's tough to figure out what kind of schedule works. Thus, we've decided that we're going to find and share the unique routines of successful writers. Let us know if you try any of them and if they work for you! "I tend to wake up very early. Too early. … Continue reading Writing Routines: Barbara Kingsolver
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