Rob Tourtelot
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Rob Tourtelot
“To make art, you have to have just as much doubt as you do confidence.”
David Pennington • Chuck Arnoldi | Unintentional Artistry: A Surprising Journey
When embarking on a great project, start where you are with something small. JAPANESE PROVERB
Beth Kempton • The Way of the Fearless Writer: Mindful Wisdom for a Flourishing Writing Life
The best writing prompt for when I'm stuck is simply "be more honest".
You can have everything in life you want, if you will just help enough other people get what they want.” ~ Zig Ziglar.
George Saunders Has Written the Best Book You’ll Read This Year (Published 2013)
Joel Lovellnytimes.com
“There is no knowing for a fact. The only dependable things are humility and looking.”
― Richard Powers, The Overstory
― Richard Powers, The Overstory
The Overstory Quotes by Richard Powers
The whole of the ancient, master teachings on suffering come down to this: Suffering is the notion “This isn’t it,” and it’s variants such as, “I can’t bear this, it shouldn’t be happening,” and “I have to know how this will turn out” and “What if it gets worse?”
Freedom, waking up and fearlessness come down to the simplicity of, “Wait a minute, wha
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Every story must have an Elephant. The Elephant is the thing that everyone in the room can see. It is large and obvious. It is a clear statement of the need, the want, the problem, the peril, or the mystery. It signifies where the story is headed, and it makes it clear to your audience that this is in fact a story and not a simple musing on a subje
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