Happy New Year!
Do you need a kick start? I sure do. Here's some thoughts from various writers for inspiration.
Which is your favorite?
Have you heard any of them before?
The most essential gift for a good writer is a built-in, shockproof crap detector.
--Ernest Hemingway
If you don't have time to read, you don't have the time (or the tools) to write. Simple as that.
--Stephen King
I believe more in the scissors than in the pencil.
--Truman Capote
Creativity is allowing yourself to make mistakes. Art is knowing which ones to keep.
--Scott Adams
The road to hell is paved with adverbs.
--Stephen King
If it takes a lot of words to say what you have in mind, give it more thought.
--Dennis Roth
I love being a writer. What I can't stand is the paperwork.
--Peter De Vries
I try to leave out the parts that people skip.
--Elmore Leonard
The beautiful part of writing is that you don't have to get it right the first time, unlike, say, a brain surgeon.
--Robert Cromier
Happy Writing in 2013! ; )
Love the last two. Hope you're having a great new year and that everyone in your family is as healthy as can be!
ReplyDeleteI like those two, also. Though I'll admit to liking _all_ of them enough to include them. ; )
DeleteHappy New Year to you, Sara!
Zan Marie,
ReplyDeletePeter DeVries & Scott Adams. Happy 2013 to you too.
Good choices, Jo! ; )
DeleteHa! I love the first and last quotes best :)
ReplyDeleteI want one of Heminway's detectors! Have a great, creative new year, Jess!
DeleteAlways love reading these kinds of quotes. Thanks! And have a most excellent New Year!
ReplyDeleteGlad I added to your enjoyment today. Have a bright and beautiful New Year, Jeff!
DeleteGreat quotes--thanks for posting!
ReplyDeleteHope your new year is off to a good start!
Thank you, Lara! My new year is going well...so far. ; )
DeleteHappy new year, Zan Marie!
ReplyDeleteI've seen a few of these before, but it's always neat how a quote you really need will spring out at you - as I get back into editing, the Roth quote is especially relevant to me.
The Roth quote has hit me this week, too, as I work with the words I wrote for NaNo.
DeleteI love quotes! I tweet them all the time and also use them in my newsletter (a new feature). My favorites are the Elmore Leonard and Stephen King quotes, even though I've been known to use an adverb or two in my time.
ReplyDeleteLOL! I've used a few, too. Glad you liked the quotes, Charlotte. ; )
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