CaspianXI@lemmy.worldM to Keep Writing@lemmy.worldEnglish · 10 months ago📢 Write every day, and win disappointingly mediocre prizes!plus-squaremessage-squaremessage-square0fedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10
arrow-up11arrow-down1message-square📢 Write every day, and win disappointingly mediocre prizes!plus-squareCaspianXI@lemmy.worldM to Keep Writing@lemmy.worldEnglish · 10 months agomessage-square0fedilink
CaspianXI@lemmy.worldM to Keep Writing@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 year ago“If you knew how much work went into it, you wouldn't call it genius.” ―Michelangelo Buonarrotimessage-squaremessage-square0fedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10
arrow-up11arrow-down1message-square“If you knew how much work went into it, you wouldn't call it genius.” ―Michelangelo BuonarrotiCaspianXI@lemmy.worldM to Keep Writing@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 year agomessage-square0fedilink
CaspianXI@lemmy.worldM to Keep Writing@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 year ago"The beautiful part of writing is that you don't have to get it right the first time, unlike, say, a brain surgeon." -- Robert Cormiermessage-squaremessage-square0fedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10
arrow-up11arrow-down1message-square"The beautiful part of writing is that you don't have to get it right the first time, unlike, say, a brain surgeon." -- Robert CormierCaspianXI@lemmy.worldM to Keep Writing@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 year agomessage-square0fedilink
CaspianXI@lemmy.worldM to Keep Writing@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 year ago"You start out writing crap and thinking it's good stuff, and then gradually you get better at it."plus-squaremessage-squaremessage-square0fedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10
arrow-up11arrow-down1message-square"You start out writing crap and thinking it's good stuff, and then gradually you get better at it."plus-squareCaspianXI@lemmy.worldM to Keep Writing@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 year agomessage-square0fedilink
CaspianXI@lemmy.worldM to Keep Writing@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 year ago"You might not write well every day, but you can always edit a bad page. You can't edit a blank page." --Jodi Picoultmessage-squaremessage-square0fedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10
arrow-up11arrow-down1message-square"You might not write well every day, but you can always edit a bad page. You can't edit a blank page." --Jodi PicoultCaspianXI@lemmy.worldM to Keep Writing@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 year agomessage-square0fedilink
CaspianXI@lemmy.worldM to Keep Writing@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 year agoEasy reading is hard writingplus-squaremessage-squaremessage-square0fedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10
arrow-up11arrow-down1message-squareEasy reading is hard writingplus-squareCaspianXI@lemmy.worldM to Keep Writing@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 year agomessage-square0fedilink
CaspianXI@lemmy.worldM to Keep Writing@lemmy.worldEnglish · edit-21 year agoHow Leo Tolstoy Rekindled His Passion for Writingplus-squarewritingcooperative.comexternal-linkmessage-square0fedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10
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CaspianXI@lemmy.worldM to Keep Writing@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 year agoDo something today that your future self will thank you for!message-squaremessage-square0fedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10
arrow-up11arrow-down1message-squareDo something today that your future self will thank you for!CaspianXI@lemmy.worldM to Keep Writing@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 year agomessage-square0fedilink
CaspianXI@lemmy.worldM to Keep Writing@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 year agoThe best compliment a children's author could receivelemmy.worldimagemessage-square1fedilinkarrow-up12arrow-down10
arrow-up12arrow-down1imageThe best compliment a children's author could receivelemmy.worldCaspianXI@lemmy.worldM to Keep Writing@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 year agomessage-square1fedilink
CaspianXI@lemmy.worldM to Keep Writing@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 year agoProgress, no matter how slow, is still progress.message-squaremessage-square0fedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10
arrow-up11arrow-down1message-squareProgress, no matter how slow, is still progress.CaspianXI@lemmy.worldM to Keep Writing@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 year agomessage-square0fedilink
CaspianXI@lemmy.worldM to Keep Writing@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 year agoEvery choice should have both positive and negative consequenceslemmy.worldimagemessage-square1fedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10
arrow-up11arrow-down1imageEvery choice should have both positive and negative consequenceslemmy.worldCaspianXI@lemmy.worldM to Keep Writing@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 year agomessage-square1fedilink
CaspianXI@lemmy.worldM to Keep Writing@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 year agoWrite every day, and win a trip to the closest restroom!plus-squaremessage-squaremessage-square0fedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10
arrow-up11arrow-down1message-squareWrite every day, and win a trip to the closest restroom!plus-squareCaspianXI@lemmy.worldM to Keep Writing@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 year agomessage-square0fedilink
CaspianXI@lemmy.worldM to Keep Writing@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 year agoNPR's guide to the top 100 scifi/fantasy bookslemmy.worldimagemessage-square0fedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10
arrow-up11arrow-down1imageNPR's guide to the top 100 scifi/fantasy bookslemmy.worldCaspianXI@lemmy.worldM to Keep Writing@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 year agomessage-square0fedilink
CaspianXI@lemmy.worldM to Keep Writing@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 year ago"I hate that word -- 'lucky.' It cheapens a lot of hard work" --Peter Dinklagelemmy.worldimagemessage-square0fedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down11
arrow-up10arrow-down1image"I hate that word -- 'lucky.' It cheapens a lot of hard work" --Peter Dinklagelemmy.worldCaspianXI@lemmy.worldM to Keep Writing@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 year agomessage-square0fedilink
CaspianXI@lemmy.worldM to Keep Writing@lemmy.worldEnglish · edit-21 year agoMark Twain's brilliant letter to Hellen Keller about the myth of originalityplus-squaremessage-squaremessage-square0fedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10
arrow-up11arrow-down1message-squareMark Twain's brilliant letter to Hellen Keller about the myth of originalityplus-squareCaspianXI@lemmy.worldM to Keep Writing@lemmy.worldEnglish · edit-21 year agomessage-square0fedilink
CaspianXI@lemmy.worldM to Keep Writing@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 year ago"The first draft is just you telling yourself the story" --Terry Pratchettmessage-squaremessage-square0fedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10
arrow-up11arrow-down1message-square"The first draft is just you telling yourself the story" --Terry PratchettCaspianXI@lemmy.worldM to Keep Writing@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 year agomessage-square0fedilink
CaspianXI@lemmy.worldM to Keep Writing@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 year ago"I think new writers are too worried that it has all been said before. Sure it has, but not by you." --Asha Dornfestmessage-squaremessage-square0fedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10
arrow-up11arrow-down1message-square"I think new writers are too worried that it has all been said before. Sure it has, but not by you." --Asha DornfestCaspianXI@lemmy.worldM to Keep Writing@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 year agomessage-square0fedilink
CaspianXI@lemmy.worldM to Keep Writing@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 year ago"No, I didn't know [that Harry Potter would be so successful]... I think it's very dangerous for a writer to start thinking in those terms." --J.K. Rowlingplus-squaremessage-squaremessage-square0fedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10
arrow-up11arrow-down1message-square"No, I didn't know [that Harry Potter would be so successful]... I think it's very dangerous for a writer to start thinking in those terms." --J.K. Rowlingplus-squareCaspianXI@lemmy.worldM to Keep Writing@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 year agomessage-square0fedilink
CaspianXI@lemmy.worldM to Keep Writing@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 year agoWhat makes you the most excited about your current writing project?message-squaremessage-square0fedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10
arrow-up11arrow-down1message-squareWhat makes you the most excited about your current writing project?CaspianXI@lemmy.worldM to Keep Writing@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 year agomessage-square0fedilink
CaspianXI@lemmy.worldM to Keep Writing@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 year ago"Writing a book is a horrible, exhausting struggle... One would never undertake such a thing if one were not driven on by some demon whom one can neither resist or understand." --George Orwellmessage-squaremessage-square0fedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10
arrow-up11arrow-down1message-square"Writing a book is a horrible, exhausting struggle... One would never undertake such a thing if one were not driven on by some demon whom one can neither resist or understand." --George OrwellCaspianXI@lemmy.worldM to Keep Writing@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 year agomessage-square0fedilink
