A Quiet Life — Tolstoy

... with the possibility of being useful to people...

Hemingway in the Hallway

Dear me,
Now what shall we do with him?...

Happy Creativity

(Stuck at the ground floor of a creative project? Here’s some sound advice.) ***** I’ve been having the most marvelous time these past few weeks writing my novel. Now, hopefully we all have times of pleasure pursuing our creative endeavors. Otherwise, why would we bother? But I had to chuckle. Not long ago I was …

Ray Bradbury Says…

The same could be said for painters, graphic artists, sculptors, musicians, quilters, calligraphers ...

Write, Write and Write Some More

Without the great word-men and word-women, what would we know and understand?

Our Words and Stories are Our Legacies

Your children, grandchildren, and their children are counting on you. Write well.

“The maker of a sentence launches out into the infinite…”

"... and is followed by those who hear him with something of wild, creative delight.“

What Rousseau Knew about Solitude

"Let me give myself over entirely to the pleasure of conversing with my soul"

And One Day…

... the girl with the books became...

Weird Jobs Writers Had Before Becoming Famous

Don't give up