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The Journal: Some Thoughts on Writing and Writers

In today’s Journal * Quotes of the Day * Topic: Some Thoughts on Writing and Writers * Of Interest Quotes of the Day “Writers, of course, make the worst enemies.” Emily Temple (Appropos of nothing—I just like the quote.) “Writing is a joy. … If it’s not, something is wrong with the process. … For those who are mired in the ‘sweat equity’ of writing, please, for now, consider your approach and your attitude—and try something completely different.” Dan Baldwin in “Sweating Blood And Now For Something Completely Different” Topic: Some Thoughts on Writing and Writers My apology in advance … Read more

The Journal: “Natural” Storytellers

In today’s Journal * Quote of the Day * “Natural” Storytellers * Of Interest * The Numbers Quote of the Day “This is how I came to begin thinking about story-first worldbuilding.” Kelsey Allagood at Writer Unboxed “Natural” Storytellers While poking around the web this morning I came across “Your Guide to a Weekly Creativity Time.” In that post, James Scott Bell says John Gilstrap is a “natural storyteller.” I couldn’t agree more. But Mr. Bell goes on to say that he himself is one of the “other writers” who “have to dig in hard ground to find, stimulate, and … Read more

The Journal: The upcoming topics and a short tale

In today’s Journal * Quotes of the Day * That third quote * The upcoming topics and a short tale * The Journey Home: Part 8 * The second quote * The Numbers Quotes of the Day “The common denominator of success — the secret of success of every man who has ever been successful — lies in the fact that he formed the habit of doing things that failures don’t like to do.” Albert E. N. Gray “The courage to take the first step. The discipline to take the next one.” FarnamStreetblog.com “It is hard to believe that a … Read more

The Journal: Don’t Be Dismayed. Have Fun.

In today’s Journal * Quotes of the Day * Topic: Don’t Be Dismayed, Be Determined. And Have Fun. * Yesterday by 9 a.m. * Today * Of Interest * The Numbers Quotes of the Day “Every day is another chance to make it happen. That’s why I don’t wait until Monday.” a United Parcel Service (UPS) ad “Execution beats luck.” from the FS.blog newsletter “Nothing other people do is because of you. It is because of themselves. All people live in their own dream, in their own mind; they are in a completely different world from the one we live … Read more

The Journal: Missed It By That Much, and Cycling

In today’s Journal * Quotes of the Day * Missed it by that much * A new app for authors * Because one writer asked * Yesterday’s cycling session * Of Interest * The Numbers Quotes of the Day “But why write stories that don’t engage you? It’s like cooking a feast that you wouldn’t eat.” David Farland “If you’re not learning, you’re standing still.” FS Blog “[Stephen King] weds an imaginative plot with characters you can almost touch.” James Scott Bell Missed it by that much Note that in today’s Quotes and in “Of Interest” James Scott Bell, praises … Read more