So I figured If CrAzY please apply was so successful we should continue with some awesome inspiration and motivational crap that makes us feel more together as a whole writing community. I mean if we don't stick together everyone will think we're crazy so here are some fun things I've recently come by!!!
1. Make eavesdropping a way of life. {I mean how else are you going to come up with some good shizz?}
2. Writing fiction is a matter of sitting down to tell yourself a good story. {It aint gonna write itself}
3. If you don't return calls from your muse, there's a chance they'll stop calling. {so listen up people because if you don't they'll find someone else who will}
4. It is better to write poorly than to not write at all. {Go ahead... suck it up!}
5. Every good writer is a sponge: soak it up, wring it out. {You might wanna change it sometimes too... no one wants to be known as the smelly sponge of the bunch}
Feel free to add any extras if you have them!!!
BTW - Sorry I've been a bad blog commentor this week, I've been working hard on my revisions and had to put something aside, but fear not because next week I am to be on my best behavior!! Hooray for finishing post-it revisions!!
46 comments:
You know that eavesdropping point has got me thinking ... how long is it going to be until I can't write realistic conversations in English? I mean, I live in Greece. Conversation is completely different. Do you think I'll ever 'lose touch'? Ewww, worried now ...
Sorry, I'm laughing because I have this image of Jessica touching hairy, sweaty, Greek men now.
I like the sponge comment. That's what I say when I have to join a group (I was part of a marketing group for awhile, and there was a study group)...I'm there to be a sponge. I'll decide later what's important enough to keep.
Have a fabulous Friday!
Great quotes! And congrats on finishing your post-it revisions!
Have a great weekend, Jen!
Uh-oh! I better hurry and call the muse back! I don't want her running off! Gah!
Revisions *sigh* Well, at least you are done! 9With this round) Is it the last round?
~JD
Ha, these are good ones. We definitely are a crazy bunch.
I like numbers 1 & 2, especially 2. Just yesterday, in fact, I found myself stuck at the gameroom with my son and with no book in hand. Then I remembered my own books in my trunk and pulled one out to read while he played video games. Have to say, it was a damn good story ;-)
Great quotes! And great job with the revisions, you're doing awesome!
Those quotes are really useful - I especially like the one about eavesdropping:)
I love these quotes. Very inspirational!
hahah hilarious. Love your commentary lol
"If you don't return calls from your muse, there's a chance they'll stop calling" - or worse still will call you reverse/transfer charge. That happened to me, so I went ex-directory. Haven't had much inspiration since then.
Amusing post. Thanks.
All the best, Boonsong
These are fun - and a good bit of truth in each one.
Congrats on getting a round of edits done! Keep up the good work :)
Realize that becoming an experienced writer is going to partially ruin reading for you. {Except for those amazing books that just wash over you and never let go - those ones get even better}
Great post Jen, thanks!
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I definitely need to follow #4 more and turn that inner editor off when writing the first draft. I love these quotes! Congrats on finishing the post-it revisions :)
good one jen!
the smelly sponge... I'm afraid when I'm writing there are times when I'm the smelly sponge. :o|
wah wah waahhh... :D
These are great! I like #5, lol!
These are funny! Great little Friday laugh.
Love the quotes. Very funny. :)
Those are great - fun stuff :)
hehe love it!
"Writing fiction is a matter of sitting down to tell yourself a good story." I love that. We're just the bard.
Those are great!
I loved what Kensington editor Kate Duffy used to say:
Get off the internet and write!
LOL! So true. :)
Heehee. I read Jessica's comment too...now all I can see is sweaty men. *shudder*
Big cheer on the post-it revisions :)
Love those quotes!! :0) Congrats on your post it revision completion!!
These are brilliant... my favorite and one I haven't heard? The one about being a sponge (and not being a smelly one!!)
Thanks for the inspiration Jen.. I need it today!
Smelly sponges are the worst, aren't they? We had one once and it really stunk the whole place up - yucko. Love that quote, Jen! Happy weekend!
Love this! I am a sponge...I am a sponge...I am a sponge... :-)
I must continue reminding myself of #4. That's usually where I get stuck.
happy Friday!!
wow, this is brilliant! I cannot think of anything to add, though. But I like the first one the best - eavesdropping isn't wrong. In other words - we're all stealing. But everyone's stealing everything from others all the time, so it's all good I guess
These were all very good...can't pick a fav....great news about your post-it revisions, congrats!
I hope you are doing excellent on those revisions! It's worth taking a break. =)
Good ones. Thanks for sharing:)
I love the one about writing to tell yourself a story. That makes me feel happy in my heart. :)
hi miss jen! thats fun stuff. wht people said is fun too. whoever said number 4 was thinkin of me for sure. ha ha. but im gonna get better. :)
...smiles from lenny
I love number one. I am a world class eavesdropper. It is a gift!
love it!
Congrats on working on revisions. I spent a lot of time working on revisions this week. My blogging suffered as well!
This is one of my favorites.
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#4 is my favorite. Even when I feel like I can't get one decent word out I know its better to keep going.
I live by #4!
Awesome quotes
I use line 4 a lot too!
Congrats, on finishing revisions. Writing is fun. Rewriting can be like having a root canal, a painful necessity.
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Great quotes! I feel like if I can't write beautifully, then I shouldn't write that day, but then I end up getting nothing done...
I love quotes, too. Thanks for sharing these fun ones, Jen.
I'm so with you on the smelly sponge thing. :) Hilarious.
Great quotes!
#4 is my fav :)
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