"You can approach the act of writing with nervousness, excitement, hopefulness, or even despair - the sense that you can never completely put on the page what's in your mind and heart. You can come to the act with your fists clenched and your eyes narrowed, ready to kisk ass and take down names. You can come to it because you want a girl to marry you or you want to change the world. Come to it any way but lightly. Let me say it again: you must not come lightly to the blank page."
~Stephen King (from On Writing)
I taped this to the top of my computer yesterday. Must. Keep. Writing. It's a serious business, and my editing will not get done if I don't do it.
I miss you guys! Tons and bunches, and bunches and tons. I hope you'll hang in here with me for a while longer. Don't forget to enter my THUMPED giveaway. I'll announce the winner on Friday.
Have a wonderful Wednesday!!
Such good advice, as usual. Keep writing. It's a muscle!
ReplyDeleteGreat quote. I think we all come to our revisions with those different faces at different times in our writing process.
ReplyDeleteAnd of course we're with you while you take time to revise. How could we not be? You're such an awesome friend. And you'll get those revisions done.
Awesome quote.
ReplyDeleteI miss you too ;)
This reminds me of "do not go gentle into that good night." Terrific advice - all we can do is come to the empty page with all we've got!
ReplyDeleteAwesome quote!! Thanks Shannon!! Take care
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Yet another totally inspiration quote! Don't you get tired of being inspirational, Shannon? ;)
ReplyDeleteThanks for this! Have a great week!
I like that serious face. :)
ReplyDeleteThanks for the quote. I think I write feeling all those emotions at the same time!
ReplyDeleteWishing you fast fingers and a sound mind to get done what you need to. Hugs sweet gal! :O)
ReplyDeleteGood advice! King is brilliant. Good luck with that editing!
ReplyDeleteToday is my writing day, big word goals, and I keep thinking of other things I need to do and suddenly I feel like the dogs need a bath. Right. Now.
ReplyDeleteDiscipline is hard!
Good luck with your editing!
ReplyDeleteI just finished a major edit on Sunday so I'm taking a few days break. It's heaven!
What a great quote! (I seriously need to read his On Writing book!!)
ReplyDeleteAnd I love the new look? Have I just not been here in a while? Shame on me. It's adorable!
Good quote!
ReplyDeleteYou just reminded me that I told myself I'd reread his book whenever I got lazy with my writing. I've been such a slacker. I'm gonna start reading that book again TONIGHT.
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Loved that book - so many nuggets of wisdom told in a narrative. Such a show of talent!
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