The Right to Write: An Invitation and Initiation into the Writing Life
a spiritual dowry that gives us the keys to the kingdom.
Julia Cameron • The Right to Write: An Invitation and Initiation into the Writing Life
have learned that as far as writing goes, my logic brain is for second drafts.
Julia Cameron • The Right to Write: An Invitation and Initiation into the Writing Life
old friends. Writing makes that possible. Relationships are like landscapes: they are beautiful, and the light we see them by changes with the seasons.
Julia Cameron • The Right to Write: An Invitation and Initiation into the Writing Life
Taking the time to write in our lives gives us the time of our lives. As we describe our environments, we begin to savor them. Even the most rushed and pell-mell life begins to take on the patina of being cherished.
Julia Cameron • The Right to Write: An Invitation and Initiation into the Writing Life
When we let ourselves write from love, when we let ourselves steal minutes as gifts to ourselves, our lives become sweeter, our temperaments become sweeter. We are no longer envious bystanders standing on the sidelines and muttering, “I’d love to, but ...”
Julia Cameron • The Right to Write: An Invitation and Initiation into the Writing Life
with a product-not-process orientation like this, is it any wonder that the aspiring writer is seized by anxiety?
Julia Cameron • The Right to Write: An Invitation and Initiation into the Writing Life
Not so much pepper. Not so much spunk. Not so much humanity,
Julia Cameron • The Right to Write: An Invitation and Initiation into the Writing Life
take on the patina of being cherished.
Julia Cameron • The Right to Write: An Invitation and Initiation into the Writing Life
One of the biggest myths around writing is that in order to do it we must have great swathes of uninterrupted time.