“My most important piece of advice to all you would-be writers: When you write, try to leave out all the parts readers skip.” ~ Elmore Leonard, Elmore Leonard’s 10 Rules of Writing “I don’t know exactly where ideas come from, but when I’m working well ideas just appear. I’ve heard other people say similar thingsContinue reading “How I Get My Ideas”
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On Creative Criticism
“I much prefer the sharpest criticism of a single intelligent man to the thoughtless approval of the masses.” – Johannes Kepler “The final proof of greatness lies in being able to endure criticism without resentment.” – Elbert Hubbard “Criticism, like rain, should be gentle enough to nourish a man’s growth without destroying his roots.” –Continue reading “On Creative Criticism”
A Thirst for Silence
“We need to find God, and he cannot be found in noise and restlessness. God is the friend of silence. See how nature – trees, flowers, grass – grows in silence; see the stars, the moon and the sun, how they move in silence … We need silence to be able to touch souls.” –Continue reading “A Thirst for Silence”
A Thing Worth Doing
“It’s impossible to explain creativity. It’s like asking a bird, ‘How do you fly?’ You just do.” – Eric Jerome Dickey “Try not to become a man of success, but rather try to become a man of value.” – Albert Einstein “Do not go where the path may lead, go instead where there is noContinue reading “A Thing Worth Doing”
Curiosity and Wonder
“I think, at a child’s birth, if a mother could ask a fairy godmother to endow it with the most useful gift, that gift should be curiosity.” –Eleanor Roosevelt “Satisfaction of one’s curiosity is one of the greatest sources of happiness in life.” –Linus Pauling “Curiosity is one of the forms of feminine bravery.” –VictorContinue reading “Curiosity and Wonder”
Sage Woman Chronicles 