Quote of the Day: “Writing is the only thing that, when I do it, I don’t feel I should be doing something else. “

“Writing is the only thing that, when I do it, I don’t feel I should be doing something else.” - Gloria Steinem
Wow. Powerful words. I can totally attest to the fact that as a writer, I definitely feel at my best, when I am writing. I feel, I don’t know. Free? I guess.
I don’t think [...]

Quote of the Day - “The reason one writes isn’t the fact he wants to say something. He writes because he has something to say.”

“The reason one writes isn’t the fact he wants to say something. He writes because he has something to say.” - F. Scott Fitzgerald
What an intelligent quote, from an intelligent man. F. Scott says it best. We write because we have something to say. We have knowledge, advice, a story, a thought. We have something [...]

Quote of the Day: “An author values a compliment even when it comes from a source of doubtful competency.”

“An author values a compliment even when it comes from a source of doubtful competency.” - Mark Twain
I know I chose a Mark Twain quote last week, but again I adore the man and find him to be brilliant and talented as a writer (and scrapbooker), and find his words to be invaluable.
Think about this [...]

Quote of the Day: “The difference between the almost right word and the right word is really a large matter - ’tis the difference between the lightning bug and the lightning.”

The collector of quotes decided that I should probably put a quote today since it is, well…Monday.
So here is my Monday Quote:
“The difference between the almost right word and the right word is really a large matter - ’tis the difference between the lightning bug and the lightning.” - Mark Twain
I chose a Mark [...]

Collector of Quotes

I added a new category called “Quotes” because as a writer, I collect words and quotes constantly. I haveĀ a whole notebook dedicated to them, but sometimes I will just write them down on something obscure like a piece of mail or a napkin if I either think of them, or see them somewhere I do [...]