Inspiration

‘Butt in chair’ is the best, most useful advice. Many people dream of writing, talk about their novel ideas or how they plan to write when they retire, but few ever finish even a terrible first draft.Just sit down and start to write.

That is the most difficult part. Tell yourself you only have to write one sentence or set a timer and write for five minutes. If that’s too scary, jot a few notes in a journal or on a napkin. Once you begin, the likelihood is that you will continue. It doesn’t have to be great or even good. Just start

“I write to discover what I know.”

Flannery O’Connor

“Ideas are like rabbits. You get a couple and learn how to handle them, and pretty soon you have a dozen.”

John Steinbeck

“As a writer, you should not judge, you should understand.”

Ernest Hemingway

“A creative project is a moving target.

You never end up where you start.”

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Evangeline Lilly

“Do you have the courage

to bring forth

the treasures within you?”

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Jack Gilbert