Tag Archives: Inspiration
How I Became A Writer | Women Writers, Women’s Books
I became a writer when I was ten years old, the same year that I discovered Agatha Christie – and therefore crime fiction. On Christmas Day 1984, I unwrapped a notebook and a box of pens, and after lunch, while everyone else dozed chipolata-stuffed in front of the TV, I made a nest in the corner of the dining room and began to write my own murder mystery.
15 Ways to Find Writing Inspiration
November Writing Prompts | Writers Write
It’s mid-November, and so to help you keep the momentum going, here are a few prompts to keep you writing…
I wish you all the best of luck and I hope these prompts will help on the days when writing 1 667 words a day for the month of November is hard.
Eastern Teaching: Great Writing comes from the Heart
Great literary works can evoke a multitude of emotions, yet can also nourish people’s hearts. But how does one create great books or articles? And how does a writer find the inspiration to create them?
To find the answers to these questions, we asked Chinese-language columnist Wang Guanming from Epoch Times who began writing for the newspaper and the web in December 2005. Wang Guanming has much to say about the journey toward better writing.
Via http://www.visiontimes.com/2016/11/03/great-writing-comes-from-the-heart.html
8 Bestsellers Started During National Novel Writing Month – Barnes & Noble Reads
National Novel Writing Month starts today, kicking off that time of year when the insane among us commit to writing 50,000 words in 30 days (if you’re doing the math, that’s roughly 1,667 words a day). The name is kind of a misnomer—the goal isn’t necessarily to end the month with a polished, completed novel, but simply to force yourself to write every day. After all, as any successful author will tell you, step one to becoming a writer is to write…
Writer’s Inspiration
“Why does one begin to write? Because she feels misunderstood, I guess. Because it never comes out clearly enough when she tries to speak. Because she wants to rephrase the world, to take it in and give it back again differently, so that everything is used and nothing is lost. Because it’s something to do to pass the time until she is old enough to experience the things she writes about.” Nicole Krauss (via duttonbooks)
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