Writing is hard work! When we think we’ve got it figured out an editor or trusted friend lets us know there are still plot holes. Maybe we realize we left out key elements, missed tying up a loose end, or we just put our head on our desk and stay there the rest of the day. Here’s some encouragement, keep writing and don’t give up!
I try to create sympathy for my characters, then turn the monsters loose. – Stephen King
Prose is architecture, not interior decoration. – Ernest Hemingway
It’s none of their business that you have to learn to write. Let them think you were born that way. – Ernest Hemingway
We are all apprentices in a craft where no one ever becomes a master. —Ernest Hemingway
A word is not the same with one writer as with another. One tears it from his guts. The other pulls it out of his overcoat pocket. ~Charles Peguy
I try to leave out the parts that people skip. ~Elmore Leonard
Fill your paper with the breathings of your heart. ~William Wordsworth
Don’t tell me the moon is shining; show me the glint of light on broken glass. ~Anton Chekhov
Easy reading is damn hard writing. ~Nathaniel Hawthorne
I love writing. I love the swirl and swing of words as they tangle with human emotions. ~James Michener
What I like in a good author is not what he says, but what he whispers. ~Logan Pearsall Smith, “All Trivia,” Afterthoughts, 1931
So keep whispering!
Until Next Time…
Reblogged this on Anne Simpson and commented:
I found this great blog to inspire me to write and create. It is hard work that’s true, but (there’s always a but). It can also be fun. It’s so easy to become frustrated with lack of progress. But if you identify that ‘thing’ in your life that always seems to rear its ugly head and tries to stop you. In my opinion, it can’t have been a waste of time. The thing is to keep on, rid your life of what’s hindering you and move on. If you just improve a little each day, it doesn’t have to be a huge amount, any little improvement will do. You will eventually find that the book is finished !! What comes against you when you try to write? What’s your plan the next time it happens?
Thank you very much Anne for the reblog as well as the positive words! Have a great day!
Thanks very much for yours too !
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My favorites, shh, I’m whispering.
I try to leave out the parts that people skip. ~Elmore Leonard
What I like in a good author is not what he says, but what he whispers. ~Logan Pearsall Smith, “All Trivia,” Afterthoughts, 1931
Thanks for sharing Angela, it’s good to see you 🙂
There is some good advice there, I particularly like the one by Elmore Leonard.
Lots of wisdom there. Thanks for stopping by Ian.
Reblogged this on CKBooks Publishing and commented:
We all need a little inspiration now and again. Here is some that Jennifer Owenby found for us. I particularly like the one by E.L. Doctorow. Thanks Jennifer!
Thank you Christine and welcome.
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I just love these quotes… they kind of make me feel like I’m “home” and decided for the right thing being a writer.
Of course you did 🙂
Reblogged this on 4writersandreaders and commented:
Inspirational! ~ Bette A. Stevens http://www.4writersandreaders.com
Inspiring post! Loved the varied quotes. THANKS, Bette
Glad you enjoyed them and thanks for the repost!!
Well said, Jen! And all these quotes were just wonderful! They inspire me…as do you!
Thanks for stopping by 🙂
Great quotes, and good timing. thx!
Thank Jen for the inspiration. I want to write more but have been in a funk about writing.
Thank you for your blog. I get caught up sometimes with writing the great American novel on my blog site when I should be just writing thoughts like you have done here. Also, it is hard to get started….
Shared this abundantly on Social, Jen. Thanks. And thanks for your support with my review of Loot.
You are welcome! and Thank you as well.
I love “fill the paper with the breathings of your heart” ❤
I know, some of them were so beautiful! Congrats Congrats Congrats!! Mention that in the questions I gave you as well about your acceptance of your book!!!
Love the words of wisdom, especially what was quoted from Chekhov, which distinguishes so-so writing from great writing. Thanks for sharing. Jennie
Thanks for stopping by!