“You don’t start out writing good stuff. You start out writing crap and thinking it’s good stuff, and then gradually you get better at it. That’s why I say one of the most valuable traits is persistence.” – Octavia Butler “Learn as much by writing as by reading.” – Lord Acton “If you don’t haveContinue reading “On Reading and Writing”
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The Essence of a Person
“Don’t forget – no one else sees the world the way you do, so no one else can tell the stories that you have to tell.” – Charles de Lint “In the long run, we shape our lives, and we shape ourselves. The process never ends until we die. And the choices we make areContinue reading “The Essence of a Person”
Discipline to Success
“Discipline is the bridge between goals and accomplishment.” –Jim Rohn “No matter how old you are now, you are never too young or too old for success or going after what you want.” –Pablo Last Friday I got to go hear J. A. Jance speak about her writing process. She comes to Southern Arizona, periodically,Continue reading “Discipline to Success”
Keeping Promises to Myself
“Many of life’s failures are people who did not realize how close they were to success when they gave up.” –Thomas Edison “It does not matter how slowly you go as long as you do not stop.” –Confucius “There is only one thing that makes a dream impossible to achieve: the fear of failure.” –PauloContinue reading “Keeping Promises to Myself”
The End of a project: What’s Next?
“For masterpieces are not single and solitary births: they are the outcome of many years of thinking in common, of thinking by the body of the people…so that the experience of the mass is behind the single voice.” –Virginia Woolf “Laziness may appear attractive, but work gives satisfaction.” –Anne Frank “The only way to enjoyContinue reading “The End of a project: What’s Next?”
Sage Woman Chronicles 