“Real courage is when you know you’re licked before you begin, but you begin anyway and see it through no matter what.”
–Harper Lee (b. 1926 – d. 2016)
Writing
Alan Rickman
“I do take my work seriously and the way to do that is not to take yourself too seriously.”
–Alan Rickman (b. 1946 – d. 2016)
First Bowie, then Rickman. What a brutal week!
Some talent cannot be replaced.
RIP
Trigger Warning
“Life is always going to be stranger than fiction, because fiction has to be convincing, and life doesn’t.”
—Neil Gaiman
I am halfway through Neil Gaiman’s Trigger Warning: Short Fictions and Disturbances and I am spellbound. I haven’t read anything of Gaiman’s in a while and I’m so glad I rediscovered him. With apologies to the dozens of books in my must-read pile (some of which have been there for years), I may have to indulge in more of his work.
Merry Christmas!
Merry Christmas
and
Best wishes for 2016!
Norman Mailer
“Writers don’t have lifestyles. They sit in little rooms and write.”
–Norman Mailer
This just made me smile
I know, I know. This blog is supposed to be about serious writing. But hey, wouldn’t you rather watch a pair of puppies running for their dinner?
J.K. Rowling
When I hear or read about a book or video that interests me, I jot down the name on a scrap of paper and tuck it away for future reference. I am usually working on a story or novel and I don’t have a lot of free time. Sadly, some of these scraps end up in the garbage.
Fortunately, J.K. Rowling’s commencement speech at Harvard did not.
Her words spoke to me on a very personal level. She is such an inspiration as an author and human being.
If you haven’t watched it, I recommend setting aside 20 minutes and doing so. You won’t regret it.
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