Tag Archives: Writing

On Reading and Writing

“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”

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”

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?”

Live in the Moment

“I find it unusual that it is more socially acceptable to complain about what you have than it is to ask for what you want.”- Phil Lout “When you get into a tight place and everything goes against you, till it seems as though you could not hang on a minute longer, never give upContinue reading “Live in the Moment”

I Did It!

“It’s easy to attack and destroy an act of creation. It’s a lot more difficult to perform one.” –Chuck Palahniuk I did it! I finished the rough draft of my novel. It’s been a long two years, mostly because I didn’t do a plot outline. I just picked up a novel I’d started about fourteenContinue reading “I Did It!”