First thoughts have tremendous energy. It is the way the mind first flashes on something.
— Natalie Goldberg
Natalie Goldberg, Writing Down the Bones.
Nat’s quote perfectly describes what a free write can do . . . opens us up to ideas and thoughts that lie within us. Try it. Go to the prompts category here or here and choose a prompt. Then write . . . freely. Just Write!
“I AM SO SLOW!
— Richard Bach
All my life there have been bright and clear events, all of them happening in plain sight, but I haven’t noticed them, till all of a sudden now. They’ve never been secrets, they’re like friendly dogs, going for walks with me year after year, and I never noticed.”
I love discovering new things about writers. You might remember Richard Bach as the author of Jonathan Livingston Seagull.
I enjoy Richard’s Bach’s musings. . . here’s the beginning of his September 7, 2014 blog post:
You might enjoy posts by Richard Bach.
October 25, 2014 was the publication date of the New Edition of Jonathan Livingston Seagull. It’s the complete edition, with Part 4, written immediately after Part 3, years ago, but never published with the first parts.
Sweet memories are woven from the good times
— Author unknown
From Marlene: Your writing comes from memory, imagination, good times and bad. Share your memories through your writing. Create good times for readers. Weave your words, like threads on a loom, into a pattern that others can enjoy. Share your story.
The biggest difference between a writer and a would-be writer is their attitude toward rewriting. . . . Unwillingness to revise usually signals an amateur
— Sol Stein
It’s a very deep experience for so many people to read ‘Wild’ and feel what they feel, because of course they’re not feeling it about my life, but about their own. And that’s what art does. It reminds us that we are more alike than different and that our common humanity connects us really profoundly.
— Cheryl Strayed
Cheryl Strayed, author of “Wild.”
Norman Mailer“In writing, as in so many pursuits, it’s not the most gifted but the most determined who succeed.
— Norman Mailer
There is no greater agony than bearing an untold story inside you.
— Maya Angelou
Okay, friends. . . you heard The Lady . . . Write!
From Marlene: Don’t keep your story bottled up inside you. Write it out.
Don’t know what to write about? Check out the prompts on The Write Spot Blog. Choose one. Set your timer for 15 or 20 minutes and Just Write! You can also find writing prompts here.
It’s not easy for us to see the world from another person’s perspective, but as writers, we must do exactly that
— Emily Hanlon
Emily Hanlon, “Falling Down the Rabbit Hole” December 2007 Writer’s Digest Magazine
