Happy Wednesday to all of you. This is Hump Day of course, but it occurs to me that, for a writer, there is no Hump Day. We write….for most of us, writing is a seven day a week job of love. No, it is not necessary to write every day of the week, but we somehow always have something to say that needs to be written, even on days we think we are going to take off.
My next article is never far from completion. Bev and I can be out for a country drive and I’ll see something and start writing the article in my head while driving. As soon as I get home I head for the computer and begin.
I don’t know about you but I love writing. I’m only sorry I started so late in life. Now I write with reckless abandon, as one who realizes that his days are numbered and I only have so much time left to send my words out for eternity.
TIP OF THE DAY
I’m going to share several random tips today from some of the greats. Hopefully you will find something in these quotes/tips that will inspire you.
Agatha Christie (1890 – 1976)
C. S. Lewis (1898 – 1963)
“You must stay drunk on writing so reality cannot destroy you. “~Ray Bradbury
“Fill your paper with the breathings of your heart.”~William Wordsworth
THOUGHT OF THE DAY
There will be days when self-doubt creeps into your thinking. Banish it! There will be days when you receive no positive feedback and you feel like you are wasting your life being a writer. Ignore it!
There are no guarantees in writing. The long hours and endless days are never wasted. We are writing for eternity. What we write today will be read 100 years from now, and may be the source of inspiration for some other fledgling writer. Remember always that what you do is important.
CONTEST OF THE DAY
The American Fiction Prize has a submission date of June 15th and a fee of $15. Submissions must be under 10,000 words and the first place prize is $1000.
SITE OF THE DAY
I have done a lot of business with Vista Print for marketing of my novel. Their prices are reasonable on such things as business cards and advertising items. Give them a look if you are in the market for some inexpensive marketing tools.
PROMPT OF THE DAY
What say you? Where does your mind go as you look at this picture? Any memories recalled?
THAT’S ALL FOR TODAY
My work calls me. I have another idea for an article, and I have an editing job to work on, and on and on we go….the life of a writer. God I love it!
Bill
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