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My occupation is solely that of a painter.
No one can argue with pictures
(re descriptions in Uncle Tom's Cabin).
My occupation is solely that of a painter.
No one can argue with pictures
(re descriptions in Uncle Tom's Cabin).
A serious writer is not to be confounded with a solemn writer. A serious writer may be a hawk or read more
A serious writer is not to be confounded with a solemn writer. A serious writer may be a hawk or a buzzard or even a popinjay, but a solemn writer is always a bloody owl.
As far as I'm concerned, the entire reason for becoming a writer is not having to get up in the read more
As far as I'm concerned, the entire reason for becoming a writer is not having to get up in the morning.
Writers seldom write the things they think. They simply write the things they think other folks think they think.
Writers seldom write the things they think. They simply write the things they think other folks think they think.
Your manuscript is both good and original, but the part that is good is not original, and the part that read more
Your manuscript is both good and original, but the part that is good is not original, and the part that is original is not good.
A good writer possesses not only his own spirit but also the spirit of his friends.
A good writer possesses not only his own spirit but also the spirit of his friends.
Writer's block.. when one curses the blinking cursor
on the blank page
(Regina Brett has written regular columns for 2 read more
Writer's block.. when one curses the blinking cursor
on the blank page
(Regina Brett has written regular columns for 2 Ohio papers).
If you write, one of the questions you're always trying to answer is, Where do you get your ideas? And, read more
If you write, one of the questions you're always trying to answer is, Where do you get your ideas? And, if you write, you know how pointless a question this is and how difficult it is to answer.
Neither man nor God is going to tell me what to write.
Neither man nor God is going to tell me what to write.
