Friday, March 26, 2010

Working Visions

Beautiful artwork found at Artnlight Blog
artnlight.blogspot.com/2008_04_01_archive.html


A plot is a thousand times more unsettling than an argument, which may be answered. It is not a pattern imposed; it is inward emotion acted out. It is arbitrary, indeed, but not artificial. It is possibly so odd that it might be called a vision, but it is organic to its material: it is a working vision, then.

~ Eudora Welty


Some food for thought to get you through your weekend.

49 comments:

  1. I love the poster. I might steal it and put it on my desktop or something. It's inspiring.

    Second, I love the part of that quote that says, "it is inward emotion acted out."

    That's what I want to do in my writing. Thanks!

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  2. Beautiful poster! It makes me want to go back to Guatemala or Costa Rica.

    Ugh. I almost wrote Costa Rice. That would have been bad.

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  3. Great poster. Ms. Welty, however, never partook in one of my arguments :)

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  4. Shannon, what a creative post!
    LOVE IT!
    Welty would know about that plot, wouldn't she? A bit dark for my tastes occasionally, but goin' to the dark side ain't all bad, is it???

    Blessings,
    Patti

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  5. what a unique quote. I love it.

    Oh & the picture... gonna HAVE to snitch that one! ;o) What? there are elephants...pretty colors...Princesses like bling... lol

    Visit My Kingdom Anytime

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  6. Oh Shannon, that is so excellent! I love it! Where are you finding all of these cool sayings?

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  7. I love that picture! I don't know where you find all of these saying and quotes, but I love them all!!

    Have a great weekend!

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  8. You post the most inspiring things. I love that poster.

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  9. Awesome! I'm stewing on my plot now.

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  10. I love that picture, very inspiring!

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  11. OK I second Elana's comment. I want this. Thanks for the inspiration.

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  12. hmm.. it is arbitrary but not artificial...good stuff!

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  13. What a beautiful picture and definitely some great food for thought. Have a good weekend, Shannon!

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  14. thanks for this! a great reminder!!

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  15. Definitely food for thought. I'll be processing this all weekend. What I'm picturing, already, is that plot comes from deep within.

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  16. Great poster, Shannon and an awesome quote. I may have to frame that just to remind me. LOL Thanks for dropping by today!

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  17. Beautiful poster, awesome quote, great post. Thanks for all of it. :)

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  18. Great words to consider over the weekend.

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  19. The colors and words in the poster really made me smile! Thanks so much!

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  20. I like the idea that a plot is an inward emotion acted out. That's definitely something to think about as you write.

    Helen
    Straight From Hel

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  21. There's a reason I"m not a poet. I'm just not that deep.

    Lovely picture.

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  22. I like the description of vision, because sometimes I think in words, but sometimes it's pictures or feelings that are so strong they must be written.

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  23. Love the picture and the quote! You have such a "feel good" blog, even after an exhausting day at work, I go back to feeling positive when I visit here. Thanks!

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  24. Beautiful - both the poster and the words :)

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  25. Oh, lovely--thanks for sharing.

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  26. I love the picture. Very cool.

    I'm not smart enough for the quote.

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  27. The picture is gorgeous! And why must plot be so hard?

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  28. I don't think I'm smart enough for the quote either, but it's interesting to think about! Have a great weekend!

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  29. Love that picture - wow someone has a good eye ;o) Great quote too - thanks for sharing ;o)

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  30. What a beautiful quote from Eudora Welty! Gorgeous.

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  31. Love the poster! Love the words under it!

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  32. Wow. I got goosebumps from the quote!

    Shelley

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  33. Nice! I love little reminders like this.

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  34. That is beautiful artwork! Thanks for the weekend thoughts. :D

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  35. I love the idea that a plot is an unanswered question. I believe some of the most profound questions in life are those that have no clear answers. And good fiction often asks those very questions.

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  36. Great quote. Thanks for the thoughts.

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  37. *Sigh* What a lovely quote. All I can say is it's right on the money.

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  38. Like all these readers, I love the poster, too. Only maybe I would've made the "i" the red circle, instead of the "o." For the whole vision/eye/i thing.

    Can you tell I'm supposed to be revising? Because I'll do
    anything--ANYTHING--even improve inspirational posters--instead.

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  39. This is great, thanks for sharing!
    Happy weekend,
    Karen

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  40. A working vision - great quote and picture. I have an award for you at my blog.

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  41. That is awesome and so inspiring! So glad I found your blog. I can learnb a lot from you!! :-) Hope you're having a great weekend! ~ Coreen

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  42. Love the picture, and the quote. Thanks for the food for thought!

    Blessed Palm Sunday,
    Jen
    Audience of ONE

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  43. Oh, I love that quote. Thanks for posting this! I love the idea of something more subtle than an argument, "a working vision", in our writing.

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  44. Thank you, Shannon. Beautiful quotes (both on the poster AND Welty's). And the art is stunning.

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  45. you are totally still eligible!! i updated the criteria for you!! :D

    <33333

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  46. What an amazing quote! There are plenty of times when I'm falling asleep that I have to get back up to write down my "working vision" -- last night in fact :D

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