"A writer is like a bag lady going through life with a sack and a pointed stick collecting stuff."
~ Tony Hillerman
Okay everyone, on three...
Grab bags!
Ready sticks!
And...
Write!
Write!
What creative and playful simile can you come up with today?
Yes, indeed. And sometimes you never know just what's in your sack until it gets jostled around...and then the darnest things find their way into your fiction.
ReplyDeleteThat bag lady is amazing. I love that quote! :)
ReplyDeleteCan't think of a cool simile, but I like this quote!
ReplyDeleteThanks again for helping me with the PB (I linked you on my blog).
Catherine Denton
Your posts are always so much fun!!
ReplyDeleteOh, how I love this place. Yep, felt like a hunting news bag lady last week when I nosed up to a counter and peeked over a woman's shoulder to see what she was eating and reading.
ReplyDeleteHmmm. Simile? I'm kinda drained after meeting two deadlines.
How about I'm as worn-out as old slippers. Yeah, lookin' at the ones on my feet. NO SUPPORT LEFT!
Lolol, great quote! I needed that laugh today! :)
ReplyDeleteAh, you know what I always say... there is NOTHING that can't be used as a writing analogy! :)
ReplyDeleteI seriously think I have that baby carriage. I have a ton of old doll house stuff from the '70s. Hah.
ReplyDeleteA writer is like taffy . . . sometimes we have to be stretched for good writing.
ReplyDeleteThis was awesome and aftre Tyrean's simile I'm feeling the pressure of not having anything good to offer.
ReplyDeleteLoved the one's I've read though!
Ha! I love it!
ReplyDeleteToo funny, but oh so true! We collect from everything we experience.
ReplyDeleteOooh she could be my twin!! I love being a bag lady! YaY! Take care
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Writers are like porcupines. Take away our quills and we don't know what to do.
ReplyDeleteLOL
ReplyDeleteYou're so clever. Where do you come up with this stuff? You must be a brilliant writer yet to be discovered :)
LOVE that quote! And I love Hillerman. His journey to publication was such an inspiration.
ReplyDeleteThanks for sharing, Shannon!
ROFL! I love this quote! Love the doll, too. Perfect.
ReplyDeleteI lost my pointy stick...bummer.
ReplyDeleteHAHA that is so funny! The best thing ever? I sooo have a picture of me dressed up as a bad lady from high school!
ReplyDeleteSome days my pointy stick is sharper than others, especially when I'm revising. That's my favorite part!
ReplyDeleteOh I love that Shannon! I'm a total bag lady. =D
ReplyDeleteI'm sure I'll have to come up with something since I'm doing NaNo. Everyday I must find several creative and playful similes.
ReplyDeleteWriting is like bleeding yourself dry. Or maybe that's just me... Oh, crap. ;-)
ReplyDeleteHi Shannon - that picture is too much .. and I too can't think of an appropriate simile - to comment about .. but love the thought .. have a good weekend .. Hilary
ReplyDeleteLol, cute.
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