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Tag Archives: story
That Which Is Most Personal
When I was a little girl, I wanted to be a writer. I loved books and paper and pens. I loved to read books and create stories in my head. I loved to collect pens and pencils and journals and … Continue reading
An Act Of Faith
“Creativity is an act of faith. As artists, our graceful ability to encompass difficulty rests in our ability to be faithful.” Julia Cameron Faith: Allegiance to duty or a person; loyalty; fidelity to one’s promises; sincerity of intentions; believe; trust … Continue reading
We All Make Choices In Life
When Barbara Cartland was asked if she thought anybody could write a book and have it published, she replied: “I can’t remember what it was, but I think it was called Wings of Love. I finished it, and sent it … Continue reading
If They Only Wrote So Much Less
I read an interesting book recently called The Main, written by Trevanian, an author unknown to me. I had never heard of him before. A friend of mine, himself also a writer and a retired English teacher, recommended it to … Continue reading
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Tagged author, bestseller, book, characters, fiction, ideas, library, literature, Montreal, novel, plot, story, write, writers
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We Do What We Can We Give What We Have
“We work in the dark- we do what we can- we give what we have. Our doubt is our passion, and our passion is our task. The rest is the madness of art.” Henry James Whenever I face a challenge … Continue reading
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Tagged art, article, author, book, Dubai, fiction, literary-agent, literature, novel, passion, publishing, story, writers, writing
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Who Would Do Such A Thing?
Two weeks ago I came across a heartbreaking article on the internet about the Australian writer and blogger Belle Gibson. Heartbreaking in a weird kind of way. According to the article Belle Gibson built a public profile (since 2013) around … Continue reading
Name Your Dream
“Imaginary Lives: If you had five other lives to lead, what would you do in each of them?” asks Julia Cameron in The Artist’s Way. Then she writes: “Name your dream. That’s right. Write it down. “In a perfect world, … Continue reading
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Tagged Academy Award, art, artist, book, civil war, dreams, Exhibition, grandparents, home, Oscars, painting, parents, story, Viola Davis
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To All Those Who Dream Of Writing
While going through my emails the other day in an attempt to clean my mailbox of the junk mail I receive on a daily basis, I came across a “rejection” letter from a publisher. It was dated decades ago when … Continue reading
One Year And Seven Months!
“Dear Author, Thanks so much for letting us take a look at your materials, and please forgive me for responding with a form letter. The volume of submissions we receive, however, makes it impossible to correspond with everyone personally. Unfortunately, the … Continue reading
What Makes Us Writers Write?
I was attending a talk on writing last week when the writer who was giving the talk said something like: “Writers lie. We lie. We tell lies. When we write about something it is our version that we tell, as … Continue reading
