Hooked On Quotes – Page 57 – Editing Addict, LLC

Panic Not, Thou Writer of the Failing Plot Line

September 20, 2013September 18, 2013Leave a comment

“Don’t panic. Midway through writing a novel, I have regularly experienced moments of bowel-curdling terror, as I contemplate the drivel on the screen before me and see beyond it, in quick succession, the derisive reviews, the friends’ embarrassment, the failing career, the dwindling income, the repossessed house, the divorce . . . Working doggedly on through crises like these, however, has always got me there in the end. Leaving the desk for a while can help. Talking the problem through can help me recall what I was trying to achieve before I got stuck. Going for a long walk almost always gets me thinking about my manuscript in a slightly new way….”

― Sarah Waters

Bleed Your Words

September 18, 2013September 18, 2013Leave a comment

“Writing. Opening a vein in your wrist with a spoon.”

― Ann-Marie MacDonald, The Way the Crow Flies

Learn On Me, When You’re Not Strong

September 16, 2013September 8, 2013Leave a comment

“I count myself as one of the number of those who learn as they write, and write as they learn.”

― John Piper, Think: The Life of the Mind and the Love of God

It’s a bird, it’s a plane…it’s Super Writer!

September 14, 2013September 8, 2013Leave a comment

“Writers are like supreme beings. We can create worlds in a matter of days, and we can destroy them just as fast.”

― Linda Nelson

Nobody Has to Die…To Fix Your Book

September 12, 2013September 8, 2013Leave a comment

“Imagine that you are dying. If you had a terminal disease would you finish this book? Why not? The thing that annoys this 10-weeks-to-live self is the thing that is wrong with the book. So change it. Stop arguing with yourself. Change it. See? Easy. And no one had to die.”

― Anne Enright

Today We Remember

September 11, 2013August 25, 2013Leave a comment

Today is 9/11. We remember.

Many books, articles, journals, magazines, pamphlets, and letters have been written about this day—about the trauma and the victory, about the heartache of loss and the joys of salvation.

In the beginning, the words poured from people’s hearts—covering the pages of time, as if simply to cement the moment in history, never to be forgotten. In the years since, stories have been written with greater thought, and deeper research. Our hearts still linger on the loss, but dance in the victory of the survivor stories.

Today, we challenge every Writing Addict to pause, collect thoughts, and write in remembrance of that day. What do you remember?

To Infinity, and Beyond!

September 10, 2013September 8, 2013Leave a comment

“Go beyond yourself — write.”

― Pearle Louise Munn Bishop

A Novel Attempt

September 8, 2013September 8, 2013Leave a comment

“Every novel is an attempt to capture time, to weave something solid out of air. The author knows it is an impossible task – that is why he keeps on trying.”

― David Beaty

Writing for the love of money? Probably not.

September 6, 2013September 6, 2013Leave a comment

“People say that writers write for money. From my own experience that’s not true. I write for me. I publish for money.”

― Greg Curtis

Your English Professor…didn’t help you.

September 4, 2013September 8, 2013Leave a comment

“Yeah, I know what your English Professor tried to tell you. But if your English Professor could make a living writing fiction, they would have been doing it.”

Category: Hooked On Quotes

Panic Not, Thou Writer of the Failing Plot Line

― Sarah Waters

Bleed Your Words

“Writing. Opening a vein in your wrist with a spoon.”

― Ann-Marie MacDonald, The Way the Crow Flies

Learn On Me, When You’re Not Strong

“I count myself as one of the number of those who learn as they write, and write as they learn.”

― John Piper, Think: The Life of the Mind and the Love of God

It’s a bird, it’s a plane…it’s Super Writer!

“Writers are like supreme beings. We can create worlds in a matter of days, and we can destroy them just as fast.”

― Linda Nelson

Nobody Has to Die…To Fix Your Book

“Imagine that you are dying. If you had a terminal disease would you finish this book? Why not? The thing that annoys this 10-weeks-to-live self is the thing that is wrong with the book. So change it. Stop arguing with yourself. Change it. See? Easy. And no one had to die.”

― Anne Enright

Today We Remember

To Infinity, and Beyond!

“Go beyond yourself — write.”

― Pearle Louise Munn Bishop

A Novel Attempt

“Every novel is an attempt to capture time, to weave something solid out of air. The author knows it is an impossible task – that is why he keeps on trying.”

― David Beaty

Writing for the love of money? Probably not.

“People say that writers write for money. From my own experience that’s not true. I write for me. I publish for money.”

― Greg Curtis

Your English Professor…didn’t help you.

“Yeah, I know what your English Professor tried to tell you. But if your English Professor could make a living writing fiction, they would have been doing it.”

― Dean Wesley Smith

― Sarah Waters

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“Writing. Opening a vein in your wrist with a spoon.”

― Ann-Marie MacDonald, The Way the Crow Flies

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“I count myself as one of the number of those who learn as they write, and write as they learn.”

― John Piper, Think: The Life of the Mind and the Love of God

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“Writers are like supreme beings. We can create worlds in a matter of days, and we can destroy them just as fast.”

― Linda Nelson

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“Imagine that you are dying. If you had a terminal disease would you ­finish this book? Why not? The thing that annoys this 10-weeks-to-live self is the thing that is wrong with the book. So change it. Stop arguing with yourself. Change it. See? Easy. And no one had to die.”

― Anne Enright

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“Go beyond yourself — write.”

― Pearle Louise Munn Bishop

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“Every novel is an attempt to capture time, to weave something solid out of air. The author knows it is an impossible task – that is why he keeps on trying.”

― David Beaty

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“People say that writers write for money. From my own experience that’s not true. I write for me. I publish for money.”

― Greg Curtis

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“Yeah, I know what your English Professor tried to tell you. But if your English Professor could make a living writing fiction, they would have been doing it.”

― Dean Wesley Smith

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“Imagine that you are dying. If you had a terminal disease would you finish this book? Why not? The thing that annoys this 10-weeks-to-live self is the thing that is wrong with the book. So change it. Stop arguing with yourself. Change it. See? Easy. And no one had to die.”