Quote of the Week: “Nothing exists until or unless it is observed. An artist is making something exist by observing it. And his hope for other people is that they will also make it exist by observing it. I call it “creative observation.” Creative viewing.”

“Nothing exists until or unless it is observed. An artist is making something exist by observing it. And his hope for other people is that they will also make it exist by observing it. I call it “creative observation.” Creative viewing.” - William S. Burroughs
 
Just think about it.

Quote of the Week: “Fill your paper with the breathings of your heart…”

“Fill your paper with the breathings of your heart…” - William Wordsworth.
First, I’ve always love William’s last name! But these words, they are mighty powerful. Write from the heart. It’s the best advice I have ever been given.
When I began to write from the heart, I quickly learned that my writing takes on a whole [...]

Quote of the Week: “Take care that you never spell a word wrong. Always before you write a word, consider how it is spelled, and, if you do not remember, turn to a dictionary. It produces great praise to a lady to spell well.”

Thomas Jefferson, said to his daughter Martha, “Take care that you never spell a word wrong. Always before you write a word, consider how it is spelled, and, if you do not remember, turn to a dictionary. It produces great praise to a lady to spell well.”
I chose this quote today, because my inner editor [...]

Quote of the Week: “I don’t wait for moods. You accomplish nothing if you do that. Your mind must know it has got to get down to work.”

Not in the “mood” to write?
Consider this….
“I don’t wait for moods. You accomplish nothing if you do that. Your mind must know it has got to get down to work.” - Pearl S. Buck
Wow. Think about that. You cannot wait for a writing mood, and let me just tell you, I have even uttered the [...]