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Delicious autumn!My very soul is wedded to it,and I were a bird I would flyabout the earth seeking thesuccessive autumns. George Eliot Autumn The morns are meeker than they were,The nuts are getting brown;The berry’s cheek is plumper,The rose is … Continue reading →

“Yet somehow I did get my act together and, although I can’t explain how or why, slowly and imperceptibly a sort of magic began to happen. Change took a little time and I must admit, at first I struggled to … Continue reading →

“Never, never, never give up.”Winston Churchill Some time soon all of us are going face some tough challenge in our writing life. We’re going to be feeling frustrated, fearful, and faint-hearted. We’re going to feel like throwing in the towel … Continue reading →

Remember Remember me when I am gone away,Gone far away into the silent land;When you can no more hold me by the hand,Nor I half turn to go, yet turning stay.Remember me when no more, day by day,You tell me … Continue reading →

“Persistence beats brains any day. Nothing is more important than persistence. The best idea in the world is useless unless someone pursues it.” Ed Smith When you hit a rough patch in your writing life, how do you handle it? … Continue reading →

Helpful writing advice from a an Oprah selected author: Pick a better verb: Most people use twenty verbs to describe everything from a run in their stocking to the explosion of an atomic bomb. You know the ones: Was, did, … Continue reading →

Miraclesby Walt Whitman Why, who makes much of a miracle?As to me I know of nothing else but miracles,Whether I walk the streets of Manhattan,Or dart my sight over the roofs of houses toward the sky,Or wade with naked feet … Continue reading →

Graham Greene was born today, October 2, in 1904. Still regarded a master of craft, here’s some of the expert advice he shared on writing one of his earliest books and his later revision approach: “My long studies of Percy … Continue reading →

“The secret to becoming a writer is to write, write, and keep on writing.”Ken MacLeod Sounds simple, doesn’t it? And yet a thousand dragons seem to rear their heads to keep us from doing what we need to do: write, … Continue reading →

“When you want something, all the universe conspires in helping you to achieve it.” “You will never be able to escape from your heart.So it’s better to listen to what it has to say.”The Alchemist, Paulo Coelho Here’s a tale … Continue reading →