—Stephen King
Saturday, April 12, 2008
Words to Starve By
"Sometimes you have to go on when you don't feel like it, and sometimes you're doing good work when it feels like all you're managing to do is to shovel shit from a sitting position."
Words to Starve By
"If the doctor told me I had six minutes to live, I'd type a little faster."
—Isaac Asimov
Words to Starve By
"Writing for a penny a word is ridiculous. If a man wanted to make a million dollars, the best way would be to start his own religion."
—L. Ron Hubbard
Words to Starve By
"You cannot depend on your eyes when your imagination is out of focus."
—Mark Twain
Words to Starve By
"A writer never has a vacation. For a writer, life consists of either writing or thinking about writing."
—Eugene Ionesco
Words to Starve By
"Writers definitely make it look too easy. Now everyone thinks they can do it."
—Star Lawrence
Fantasy Gifts for Writers
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Fantasy Gifts for Writers
WRONG! of the Week (WOTW)
"We don't have the budget to pay any more local columnists, but we're always looking for local people interested in submitting material (generally 500 to 600 words). We run a byline, and, when possible, a photo of the writer."
Well, thanks...but I do this for a living, this writing thing. You'd be amazed, though, at how many people think we should not charge because they don't have money to pay.
Words to Starve By
"Writing is a fairly lonely business unless you invite people in to watch you do it, which is often distracting, and then have to ask them to leave."
—Marc Lawrence
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