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Now, let’s understand—writers do like money; artists, contrary to popular belief, do like to eat. It’s only that money isn’t the driving force. I feel very rich when I have time to write and very poor when I get a regular paycheck and no time to work at my real work.
Natalie Goldberg • Writing Down the Bones: Freeing the Writer Within
Carry a notebook and a pen with you wherever you go. Get used to pulling it out and jotting down your thoughts and observations. Copy your favorite passages out of books. Record overheard conversations. Doodle when you’re on the phone.
Austin Kleon • Steal Like an Artist: 10 Things Nobody Told You About Being Creative (Austin Kleon)
chew on one thinker—writer, artist, activist, role model—you really love.
Austin Kleon • Steal Like an Artist: 10 Things Nobody Told You About Being Creative (Austin Kleon)
MAKING YOURSELF MEMORABLE
Jeff Goins • You Are a Writer (So Start Acting Like One)
“Keep your hand moving” strengthens the creator and gives little space for the editor to jump in.
Natalie Goldberg • Wild Mind: Living the Writer's Life
So when we concentrate in our writing, it is good. But we should always concentrate, not by blocking out the world, but by allowing it all to exist.
Natalie Goldberg • Writing Down the Bones: Freeing the Writer Within
Dorothea Brande’s Becoming A Writer;
Ray Bradbury • Zen in the Art of Writing
- Lose control. Say what you want to say. Don’t worry if it’s correct, polite, appropriate. Just let it rip.