tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17040756.post1734930788787311508..comments2024-03-18T09:09:59.625-04:00Comments on Janet Reid, Literary Agent: Vacation Day #2! I'll Say!Janet Reidhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00615380335938685231noreply@blogger.comBlogger85125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17040756.post-65346381942587059092015-08-25T15:40:59.510-04:002015-08-25T15:40:59.510-04:00My writing space is a cocoon of abstract paintings...My writing space is a cocoon of abstract paintings, Edward Hopper prints, and Juliana Hatfield posters. Does "Become What You Are" count as an inspirational aphorism?D. B. Bateshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14726277195370623653noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17040756.post-62109632319543796912015-08-24T00:22:01.513-04:002015-08-24T00:22:01.513-04:00I have two stuck next to my computer:
The most pa...I have two stuck next to my computer:<br /><br /><i>The most painful thing to experience is not defeat but regret</i> & <i>Never give up! Never surrender!</i>AJ Blythehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04529233142099749005noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17040756.post-86566819856492478432015-08-23T09:11:16.845-04:002015-08-23T09:11:16.845-04:00I like that one Carolynnwith2Ns!
It reminds me of...I like that one Carolynnwith2Ns!<br /><br />It reminds me of when I first started exhibiting what my husband now calls my "editing face". He used to ask me if writing was so stressful for me, why did I do it?<br /><br />Struggling to explain the strange and awesome joy that comes through successfully navigating a difficult section of a book, I settled on the explanation that no one has ever done anything worthwhile by not caring about it. I like your explanation too. May have to add it to my collection :).<br />Katie Loves Coffeehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15354098379566246348noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17040756.post-63834683407593213262015-08-23T08:01:51.395-04:002015-08-23T08:01:51.395-04:00I love that two days later people are still checki...I love that two days later people are still checking in and posting. Here's one I came up with a week or so ago while updating my blog.<br /><br />The limits we put on our achievements and successes are only bound by the efforts we put forth to complete them. Whatever our passion, <br />IF WE DON’T TRY, DON’T FINISH, AND SIMPLY DREAM, WONDER AND WAIT, WE SELF-PROPHESIZE OURSELVES TO FAIL.Carolynnwith2Nshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18394998702410764388noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17040756.post-23332396310311319522015-08-23T07:38:24.509-04:002015-08-23T07:38:24.509-04:00"It always seems impossible until it is done...."It always seems impossible until it is done." - Nelson MandelaAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17040756.post-91204547924524826822015-08-23T02:16:51.453-04:002015-08-23T02:16:51.453-04:00Mine says:
Novelist at work
Bystanders may be wri...Mine says:<br /><br />Novelist at work<br />Bystanders may be written into the storyAllison Newchurchhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00639341318039077271noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17040756.post-63711187109906224102015-08-22T19:57:50.446-04:002015-08-22T19:57:50.446-04:00"Embrace your inner panda""Embrace your inner panda"Panda in Chiefhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14160375490647791433noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17040756.post-31517408269829940952015-08-22T19:53:55.058-04:002015-08-22T19:53:55.058-04:00"The worst thing you write is better than the...<br />"The worst thing you write is better than the best thing you did NOT write."Bonnie Shaljeanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13067442140631504611noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17040756.post-37082204818838865662015-08-22T19:24:57.821-04:002015-08-22T19:24:57.821-04:00"Write good.""Write good."Dane Zellerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17405250240854480016noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17040756.post-8122156170964237252015-08-22T17:47:04.921-04:002015-08-22T17:47:04.921-04:00Katie loves coffee, this is perfection for those t...Katie loves coffee, this is perfection for those traveling the quest.<br /><br />"Courage doesn't always roar. Sometimes courage is that quiet voice at the end of the day saying, 'I will try again tomorrow'" - Mary Anne RadmacherCarolynnwith2Nshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18394998702410764388noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17040756.post-84301638508738828602015-08-22T14:01:55.826-04:002015-08-22T14:01:55.826-04:00I have Demotivational posters around (e.g. "I...I have Demotivational posters around (e.g. "It is always the darkest right before it goes pitch black."). *sigh*Teresa Robesonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03848939225552527941noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17040756.post-4250716224675126432015-08-22T12:03:36.991-04:002015-08-22T12:03:36.991-04:00I am a day behind, but as an avid collector of quo...I am a day behind, but as an avid collector of quotes, I wanted to share some of my faves when I am looking for inspiration:<br /><br />"Experience has taught me that you cannot value dreams according to the odds of their coming true. Their real value is in stirring within us the will to aspire." - Sonia Sotomayor <br /><br />"Courage doesn't always roar. Sometimes courage is that quiet voice at the end of the day saying, 'I will try again tomorrow'" - Mary Anne Radmacher<br /><br />“It's the action, not the fruit of the action, that's important. You have to do the right thing. It may not be in your power, may not be in your time, that there'll be any fruit. But that doesn't mean you stop doing the right thing. You may never know what results come from your action. But if you do nothing, there will be no result.” - Mahatma GandhiKatie Loves Coffeehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15354098379566246348noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17040756.post-7185996448823342022015-08-22T10:05:52.665-04:002015-08-22T10:05:52.665-04:00@kdjames My youngest daughter's feet looked li...@kdjames My youngest daughter's feet looked like that as an individual figure skater. I used to cry over how bad they looked sometimes, but she refused to allow anything to stand in her way. I have to do the same with my writing. I can't let a rejection letter stop me. It doesn't mean I'm no good, it just means it was the wrong fit with that agent. My daughter went through a few coaches before she found the right fit. Her feet weren't any bloodier, but when she found the right one, she soared. Same with writing as far as I can tell.<br />nightsmusichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05984119792540771870noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17040756.post-78850990835160007892015-08-22T07:31:44.192-04:002015-08-22T07:31:44.192-04:00in general, my writing space is with my laptop on ...in general, my writing space is with my laptop on the couch, so nothing quote-y hung up (though Jack Vettriano's "The Singing Butler" is on the wall behind me, which I quite like). I have thought about employing the quote "A thinking woman sleeps with monsters" as a tattoo (it's from Adrienne Rich's "Snapshots of a Daughter-in-Law"), which I guess would count as in my writing space ;) Jennifer R. Donohuehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00363886899308588391noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17040756.post-72886083619588977462015-08-22T02:01:39.479-04:002015-08-22T02:01:39.479-04:00"Human speech is like a cracked pot on which ..."Human speech is like a cracked pot on which we beat out rhythms for bears to dance to when we are striving to make music that will wring tears from the stars." Gustave Flaubert, Madame BovaryShaunnahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06542124673668776592noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17040756.post-92087327976979629142015-08-22T00:26:37.865-04:002015-08-22T00:26:37.865-04:00I got nothin'.I got nothin'.John Frainhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01702305890462479118noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17040756.post-37818917952404499012015-08-21T22:07:33.631-04:002015-08-21T22:07:33.631-04:00I have this inspirational quote taped up in my lit...I have this inspirational quote taped up in my little cubby-hole of a workspace:<br /><br />"There is no passion to be found playing small - in settling for a life that is less than the one you are capable of living."<br /> <br />Nelson MandelaGingermollymarilynhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15684318210445109786noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17040756.post-87461254693744553232015-08-21T21:52:40.251-04:002015-08-21T21:52:40.251-04:00At the dayjob, actually, but it reminds me to keep...At the dayjob, actually, but it reminds me to keep at it: "The future belongs to those who believe in their dreams."Rebekkah Nileshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06684711663696588263noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17040756.post-50427568979075622022015-08-21T21:10:35.639-04:002015-08-21T21:10:35.639-04:00(Unlurking) I had a favorite T-shirt that said, &q...(Unlurking) I had a favorite T-shirt that said, "Don't let your fears stand in the way of your dreams." I love many of the ones posted here too. Thanks!<br />(Relurking)allierathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03110608430160062901noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17040756.post-81863015771495966632015-08-21T21:02:56.744-04:002015-08-21T21:02:56.744-04:00Julie W.
On the father's hat, what I typed thi...Julie W.<br />On the father's hat, what I typed this morning at 7:03. You message hit home here.<br /><br />I wanted to add that until we put our house on the market my office walls were covered with many of my articles, my daughters' considered their favorites. It was such an honor. My youngest did my office over as a Christmas Gift a few years ago. Up until then it was little more than a spare bedroom used for storage. Today, with all these wonderful words shared, has convinced me to put my hard-earned words back up.<br /><br />We must inspire ourselves because the words start with us.Carolynnwith2Nshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18394998702410764388noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17040756.post-43951009474724227002015-08-21T20:46:44.797-04:002015-08-21T20:46:44.797-04:00I have a few -
"Im still hot - it just comes...I have a few -<br /><br />"Im still hot - it just comes in flashes now"<br /><br />"courage is being scared to death, but saddling up anyway"<br /><br />"the only way to avoid housework is to live outside"<br /><br />"W.I.N.E. - women in need of excitement"<br /><br />:DJanice Grinyerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14363741660626407979noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17040756.post-2897360762586558252015-08-21T20:34:20.179-04:002015-08-21T20:34:20.179-04:00There are so many rules about writing. As many rul...There are so many rules about writing. As many rules as there are, there's more advice. We've seen today what inspires this community and it's been a wonderful collection. <br /><br />I was putting some things up and knocked over a bunch of mini posters with inspirational quotes I used to send to prisoners when I had the prison ministry. One poster has a frog choking a stork who's trying to eat it. It says, "Never Give Up!"<br /><br />I was looking for that image to post here and <a href="http://www.21st-century-christianity.com/Never-Give-Up.html" rel="nofollow">came across this site.</a> Well, I had to watch the video. What an inspiring act of courage.<br /><br />The picture I was looking for is farther down.<br /><br />Above all, I would exhort all of you to never give up. I know it's hard. That's what makes you big damned heroes. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17040756.post-39915046369253602662015-08-21T18:56:39.422-04:002015-08-21T18:56:39.422-04:00Wendy, your houseplant confession just totally cra...Wendy, your houseplant confession just totally cracked me up. *wipes away tears* Please don't let this one die.<br /><br />Back before I had a laptop, I had a couple sayings stuck to my desk next to my PC. Not going to even try for verbatim recall, but there was the one about writing a novel is like driving at night and only seeing what's immediately in front of you and you can make the entire journey that way. And the one about you having the same number of hours in a day as everyone else (and listing several famous over-achievers). And the one saying something like, whatever you think you can do, begin.<br /><br />And I've always liked the one attributed to Hemingway: The first draft of anything is shit.<br /><br />There are many quotes from Gaiman I've posted over the years too.<br /><br />I currently have a picture saved to my desktop screen. It's of a ballerina's feet, up on her toes. One foot is all laced up in pretty pink pointe shoes with wide bands of ribbon around a slender ankle. The other foot is bare. It's beat up as all hell and has a corn cushion on one toe and bits of bandages stuck on the others. The words across the top say: "Everyone wants to be successful until they see what it actually takes." I like the reminder that grace and beauty come from strength and hard work. But also the reminder that, as "hard" as writing is, at least my feet aren't battered and bleeding.<br /><br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17040756.post-76590901550268868352015-08-21T18:54:09.139-04:002015-08-21T18:54:09.139-04:00Marc P - "method writing" made me smile....Marc P - "method writing" made me smile.CynthiaMchttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12175917641033760408noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17040756.post-80130236906880964552015-08-21T18:15:39.993-04:002015-08-21T18:15:39.993-04:00Of course, I have to tell a story.
When my son was...Of course, I have to tell a story.<br />When my son was a teenager, he started calling me "Warden", because "living with you is like being in prison". I hated the name.<br /><br />When he left school and moved in with his dad, he started calling his dad "Spanky". I was floored at the lack of respect, and realized just how much respect there is in the title "Warden". Decided I didn't mind being the Warden.<br /><br />For Christmas last year, he brought me a name plate from a prison that was being torn down. It's orange, and says "The Warden's Office". <br /><br />The sign is on the wall right in front of me, to remind me that even my son respects me, and I have the power to do whatever I choose. :)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com