- 10:36:06: "I am enough of an artist to draw freely upon my imagination. Imagination is more important than knowledge..."
- 10:36:38: "Knowledge is limited. Imagination encircles the world." — Albert Einstein. I think "imagination" is a delicious word.
- 10:37:21: ORIGIN Middle English : via Old French from Latin imaginatio(n-), from the verb imaginari ‘picture to oneself,’ from imago, imagin- ‘image.’
- 12:03:16: NEW BLOG: My approach to writing my life and avoiding Mary-Sues in my first novel. http://tinyurl.com/mwft9w
- 12:41:36: Tweaked newest blog, in case you read it and now it looks different. Says the same thing, just in a different order.
Thursday, August 27, 2009
From Twitter 08-26-2009
Tuesday, August 25, 2009
From Twitter 08-24-2009
- 12:13:28: I never thought I'd have this problem, but I'm actually making character too witty! Good retort, she just wouldn't think of it on the spot.
Monday, August 24, 2009
From Twitter 08-23-2009
- 10:20:31: @JeffMeyerson Yes! I feel very triumphant! ^_^
- 14:58:23: RT @AdviceToWriters: The only thing an artist has to remember is to never lose faith in his vision.JAMES LEE BURKE
#writegoal #writetip
- 19:43:01: I read this quote recently and it's really reminded me to write concisely: http://twurl.nl/lwmqcv
- 21:33:52: NEW BLOG: "Authors should never feel boxed in by only being able to write 'what they know.'" http://twurl.nl/2k5pj3
Sunday, August 23, 2009
From Twitter 08-22-2009
- 15:28:31: The mild weather has beckoned me onto the back porch once again. Fall is almost here, and the big green chair is my writing place again.
- 15:29:56: I absolutely adore "Love Story" by Taylor Swift. Heck, all her songs are adorable.
- 23:13:02: Just finished editing Ch. 9! On to Ch. 10! Hopefully I can start editing faster and more thoroughly!
Saturday, August 22, 2009
From Twitter 08-21-2009
- 13:08:53: There are simply too many things to read on my twitter feeds. Methinks I need to organize them into manageable bites...
Friday, August 21, 2009
From Twitter 08-20-2009
- 10:49:09: @jsmithready I don't use caffeine at all. I find it easier to just run on my own adrenaline :-P Caffeine makes me crash more than speed up
- 21:15:17: #music Lullaby - Emmy Rossum
- 21:32:16: Mellow music for a mellow eve of editing. Nothing quite like wandering through the restricted areas of a Medieval-type library.
Wednesday, August 19, 2009
From Twitter 08-18-2009
- 15:26:26: RT @LKHamilton: I find that...if I push I end up rewriting, but if I give it a few minutes, or overnight characters & muse work it out.
Monday, August 17, 2009
From Twitter 08-16-2009
- 16:29:46: RT @reduced: Liked JULIE & JULIA and hope it encourages more people to cook. Concerned, however, it might also encourage more people to blog
- 16:35:04: RT @AdviceToWriters: [Dialog] shld cnvy a snse of spontaneity but elminate the repetitiveness of real talk. E. Bowen http://7quotes.webs.com
- 16:38:59: Quotes about how to deal with writer's block from @AdviceToWriters: http://tinyurl.com/m92ymb
- 16:48:14: I know I haven't been posting much original stuff. I've been editing from the beginning of my book. It feels SO nice to clean it up.
- 16:50:02: ROFLMAO~ RT @Quotes4Writers: “Being a good writer is 3% talent, 97% not being distracted by the internet.” Anon. http://tinyurl.com/loft9r
- 20:52:19: RT @AdviceToWriters: If you're a real writer, you'll write no matter what.IRWIN SHAW
#writegoal #writetip
Friday, August 14, 2009
From Twitter 08-13-2009
- 09:08:46: RT @AdviceToWriters: A writer has to have some kind of compulsive drive to do his work. JOHN McPHEE #writegoal #writetip
Thursday, August 13, 2009
From Twitter 08-12-2009
- 09:35:16: NEW BLOG. 2 blog entries I like by others, including @LKHamilton 's entry about staving off writer's block. Read: http://bit.ly/A8FHj
- 14:13:06: Since I'm in a bit of a writing bind later in the story, I'm going back to the beginning and editing/adding in a few things.
- 15:19:12: RT @AdviceToWriters: Never put off writing until you are better at it.GARY HENDERSON
#writegoal #writetip
Wednesday, August 12, 2009
From Twitter 08-11-2009
- 08:53:48: I really wish real life would value my deadlines more :-P Lots of curve balls. Thinking about reading "Chicken Soup for the Writer's Soul."
- 08:54:30: On another note, #KateRusby is an amazing musician ^_^
- 14:14:11: NEW BLOGGE. "The Search for More Money takes precedence over any deadline I might have set for myself." http://bit.ly/LUXRH
- 14:14:59: RT @LKHamilton BarryB.Longyear called it the Editor on my Shoulder. When your critical side stomps your creative side until you are frozen.
- 14:15:24: @LKHamilton Yes! Please do! I love hearing new tactics.
Tuesday, August 11, 2009
From Twitter 08-10-2009
- 09:38:42: A recluse wrote & illustrated the longest novel in the world. Really want to see this documentary. The trailer: http://bit.ly/Xu4z2
- 09:48:07: Want to listen to some movie scores as I write today, specifically the Doubt and the Twilight score. :-))) (as in the composed music)
- 09:51:01: @lou113 Thanks for the mention! Really appreciate it!
- 12:37:45: RT @AdviceToWriters: Naming yr chars. Aristotle & Plato [won't] make their rel-ship interesting 'less u make it so on the page. A. DILLARD
- 12:38:54: Whew, that was a close one. Sorry for all the abbreviations ^_^ it wouldn't have fit otherwise.
- 16:23:46: @Realtimedracula Thanks for the add! 'Preciate it! Good luck with your very big endeavor!
Sunday, August 9, 2009
From Twitter 08-08-2009
- 00:27:08: Hooo! Finished the hard scene in Ch. 19 that I didn't want to sleep on! Tomorrow morning I will see how it really turned out ^_^ Night~
- 00:29:34: And in all the excitement, I just realized I finished Chapter 19 as a whole. On to Ch. 20 ^_^
- 14:24:24: I love mood music to write to. #music Twilight and Shadow - #HowardShore ROTK soundtrack
- 23:05:17: Roughly seven pages into Ch. 20. More fleshing out tomorrow when brain is alert ^_^
- 23:21:55: RT @Wendell_Howe: Follow @Realtimedracula - The Novel "Dracula" done in real time. http://realtimedracula.livejournal.com/
- 23:22:27: I love the unusual environment Twitter has created for unique fictional storytelling ^_^
Saturday, August 8, 2009
From Twitter 08-07-2009
- 10:36:55: I love it when looking at your work reveals clarity on what should be added or removed. It's one of my favorite parts of the process.
- 14:47:51: Writing on a clock is hard, especially the denouement of a story, which requires the most delicacy and the right feeling.
- 15:01:47: #music "Andare" - Ludovico Einaudi
Friday, August 7, 2009
From Twitter 08-06-2009
- 14:00:00: I've posted a countdown widget on my blog, just to add a bit more suspense and added incentive to finish! http://bit.ly/zxQpO
- 14:35:28: RT @AdviceToWriters: Write a little every day, without hope and without despair.ISAK DINESEN
#writetip #writegoal #writing
- 18:32:14: Man, I love this tweeter. RT @AdviceToWriters: Be faithful to that which exists nowhere but in yourself. ANDRE GIDE #writetip #writegoal
Thursday, August 6, 2009
From Twitter 08-05-2009
- 09:07:43: RT @AdviceToWriters: What the writer needs is an empty day ahead.CATHERINE DRINKER BOWEN
#writegoal #writetip #writer
- 09:11:38: RT @Fionasays: RT @wordywoman "You can't use up creativity. The more you use, the more you have." -Maya Angelou #quote
- 23:03:10: The beginning of the end...of the beginning. ^_^ http://bit.ly/KnK9z
- 23:11:42: Filling up my interesting name arsenal, planning tomorrow's writing, and watching Man vs. Food. About to have some soup.
Wednesday, August 5, 2009
From Twitter 08-04-2009
- 17:40:11: RT @AdviceToWriters: You must stay drunk on writing so reality cannot destroy you. RAY BRADBURY #writegoal #writetip #writing
Tuesday, August 4, 2009
From Twitter 08-03-2009
- 19:49:42: Returned from a lovely weekend away, only to wake up this morning with a cold. So no writing until I can sit up XP
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