Although I am not taking a hiatus from blogging, I have decided to take a sabbatical from the Blogging Insights series that I have been running for the pat few years. In its place, I will post a funny or inspirational quote every Monday. Let me take this opportunity to all my friends who have been participating in this prompt. Continue reading Blogging Insights Holiday
TODAY’S QUOTE ” There is something delicious about writing the first words of a story. You never quite know where they’ll take you.” — Beatrix Potter MY THOUGHTS Miss Potter’s characters Peter Rabbit and Jemima Puddleduck were part of my life when my youngest was growing up. I have always been fascinated by all that she imagined, wrote, and drew. In this quote, I am … Continue reading Blogging Insights 3.0 # 20 — First words
TODAY’S QUOTE ” Don’t say the old lady screamed. Bring her on and let her scream.” Mark Twain. MY THOUGHTS Most articles and books on writing advice ask you to ” Show, don’t tell.” This is what Mark Twain means in this quote, at least that is how I see it. What do you think? I would love to know. Continue reading Blogging Insights 3.0 # 20
TODAY’S QUOTE ” The worst enemy to creativity is self doubt” . Sylvia Plath. MY THOUGHTS Sylvia Plath ‘s book The Bell Jar remains on my TBR. She faced problems in her lifetime, and self doubt might have been the least of them. Self doubt is something every writer, blogger, artist, or anyone in a creative field comes across. You wonder if what you have … Continue reading Blogging Insights 3.0 # 19 — Self Doubt
TODAY’S QUOTE Confucius wrote, “The man who moves a mountain begins by carrying away small stones.” MY THOUGHTS Much more is attributed to Confucius than he might have said or written. However, I quite agree with this quote. It can be applied to writing in general as well as blogging in particular. When you first launch your blog, you start out small with probably you … Continue reading Blogging Insights 3.0 # – 18 Moving Mountains
TODAY’S QUOTE: “Write while the heat is in you. The writer who postpones the recording of his thoughts uses an iron which has cooled to burn a hole with.” Henry David Thoreau MY THOUGHTS: This quote by Thoreau can apply only to a first draft or work that you post or submit unedited. For works of fiction or non fiction, all the experts advise you … Continue reading Blogging Insights 3.0 # 17 – Striking while the iron is hot
TODAY’S QUOTE ” What I write when I force myself is generally just as good as what I write when I’m feeling inspired. It’s merely a matter of forcing yourself to write. ‘ Tom Wolfe. MY THOUGHTS I loved this quote because I can take issue with it. At my level of inexperience as a writer, the muse cannot really be forced. I write when … Continue reading Blogging Insights 3.0 # 15
TODAY’S QUOTE ” Let me live, love, and say it well in good sentences. “ Sylvia Plath. MY THOUGHTS I think no one will disagree with today’s quote from Sylvia Plath, author of The Bell Jar. However, a quote that is like a universal truth does not leave room for discussion. I personally like to find controversial quotes for Blogging Insights. The best ones are … Continue reading Blogging Insights 3.0 # 14 ‘saying it well’
TODAY’S QUOTE ” Fortunately words, ingeniously used, will serve to mask the ugliness of naked facts. “ Today’s quote is from Agatha Christie’s novel, ‘ The Murder of Roger Ackroyd ‘. This is the narrator’s view of a suspect’s statement. The suspect in question is trying to gloss over her dishonest actions. The reason I chose this quote was because I was intrigued by ” … Continue reading Blogging Insights 3.0 # 13 —
TODAY’S QUOTE “Reading is the finest teacher of how to write.” Annie Proulx MY THOUGHTS We have done quotes and questions on the topic of reading as a great learning resource for writers. It is, however, a piece of wisdom that cannot be repeated too often. Today, however, I want to take this universal truth further. As an aspiring writer, I would like you to … Continue reading Blogging Insights 3.0 # 12 — Reading
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