tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8343238.post6594000565469088868..comments2023-10-11T09:22:33.136-04:00Comments on Paperback Writer: Writer ZenUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger27125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8343238.post-22472751366893098202007-09-14T22:11:00.000-04:002007-09-14T22:11:00.000-04:00The whole world is me? That explains why I never h...The whole world is me? That explains why I never have anything to wear.Kristen Painterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07984459504977637298noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8343238.post-44150249907090292382007-09-05T15:39:00.000-04:002007-09-05T15:39:00.000-04:00Butt In Chair, maybe, I writeOMG this is a hoot!Butt In Chair, maybe, I write<BR/><BR/>OMG this is a hoot!Carol Burgehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13241742760871273352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8343238.post-80609125170873996912007-09-05T11:51:00.000-04:002007-09-05T11:51:00.000-04:00For a horror/fantasy writer:October 31 - The ideas...For a horror/fantasy writer:<BR/><BR/>October 31 - The ideas, they come.<BR/><BR/>November 1 - The ideas, you write.<BR/><BR/>November 2 - Dude! Write!Stevenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02194055218380630722noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8343238.post-10960014230340997712007-09-04T21:57:00.000-04:002007-09-04T21:57:00.000-04:00Jan 1: The suspense is killing me too. Start writ...Jan 1: The suspense is killing me too. Start writing.<BR/><BR/>Jan 2: Silence is horrible. Start typing.<BR/><BR/>Jan 3: Mahjong is not a plotting device.<BR/><BR/>This is too much fun. Thanks for another way to procrastinate ;-).Gennitahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05560547131612743465noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8343238.post-27265995344906543192007-09-04T21:04:00.000-04:002007-09-04T21:04:00.000-04:00I write, therefore I am .........writing!I write, therefore I am .........<BR/><BR/>writing!The Anti-Wifehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02027321787352577548noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8343238.post-23285140423893917542007-09-04T14:31:00.000-04:002007-09-04T14:31:00.000-04:00When the page is blank, fill it.When the mind is b...When the page is blank, fill it.<BR/><BR/>When the mind is blank, bang it against the wall. Something will shake loose.Mary Stellahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02186261066656584772noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8343238.post-41443808242629840842007-09-04T14:27:00.000-04:002007-09-04T14:27:00.000-04:00Story begins in the mind, but ends on paper. :)Story begins in the mind, but ends on paper. :)Jordan Summershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00437563784716604402noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8343238.post-33659535869317172932007-09-04T13:43:00.000-04:002007-09-04T13:43:00.000-04:00Success: The fortune to be the first persistant fo...Success: The fortune to be the first persistant fool to twist the knob on a Door of Rejection which some gatekeeper inadvertantly left unlocked.Dwight's Writing Manifestohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11583719276706757556noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8343238.post-27227277214285043822007-09-04T12:34:00.000-04:002007-09-04T12:34:00.000-04:00You have no idea how happy I am to learn it's not ...You have no idea how happy I am to learn it's not my big butt in these pants it actually my big soul!Sofie Kellyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16830230500527705589noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8343238.post-40724171618651177042007-09-04T12:17:00.000-04:002007-09-04T12:17:00.000-04:00January 1The world is a blank page.January 2 - Dec...<B>January 1</B><BR/>The world is a blank page.<BR/><BR/><B>January 2 - December 31</B><BR/>(blank)<BR/><BR/><BR/><BR/>(Yeah, I guess I had the same idea as charleneteglia and Mary, only later in the day.)Nicolehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00415819230337026236noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8343238.post-88516644270864646452007-09-04T11:33:00.000-04:002007-09-04T11:33:00.000-04:00You can add more books to Goodreads when you've wr...You can add more books to Goodreads when you've written one of your own.nonehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00415222406280230021noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8343238.post-24725225854845702042007-09-04T11:32:00.000-04:002007-09-04T11:32:00.000-04:00The cat is only destroying something that entropy ...The cat is only destroying something that entropy would destroy anyway. Write!nonehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00415222406280230021noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8343238.post-71397654208557691752007-09-04T11:27:00.000-04:002007-09-04T11:27:00.000-04:00February 2 - When in doubt, rip it out.But put it ...<B>February 2 - </B><BR/><BR/>When in doubt, rip it out.<BR/><BR/><I>But put it in a 'cut file' just so you can go to sleep tonight. Trust me, though. In a few days you'll forget the scene's there.</I><BR/><BR/><B>June 25 - </B><BR/><BR/>Kill your darlings.<BR/><BR/><I>Not the ones asking if you're ever going to cook supper. The ones in the book, silly.</I><BR/><BR/><B>October 10 - </B><BR/><BR/>Create a verb! <BR/><BR/><I>Someone needs to modify the English language. Might as well be you.</I><BR/><BR/><B>December 8 - </B><BR/><BR/>Put that manuscript in an envelope and mail it. Today.<BR/><BR/><I>No, not to your mother. Send it to an agent or editor. (Your choice) Yeah, you're scared but suck it up and send it out anyway. Stephen King didn't get where he is by sticking manuscripts in a box under the bed. Neither will you.</I>Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8343238.post-75358829715218677572007-09-04T09:36:00.000-04:002007-09-04T09:36:00.000-04:00You can fix a bad page of writing, but you can't f...You can fix a bad page of writing, but you can't fix a blank one.<BR/><BR/><BR/>As writers, we are God. Unfortunately, all of our characters are atheists.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8343238.post-38226394296611386382007-09-04T09:34:00.000-04:002007-09-04T09:34:00.000-04:00She who waits for inspiration gets gray hair. ...She who waits for inspiration gets gray hair.<BR/> *Connie Fused Jones<BR/><BR/>Permission to write a million words of crap is granted. Permission to rewrite is not required. It's mandatory.<BR/> *Yadda Yadda Smith<BR/><BR/>Writing is like having curly hair in the South. Most days it's unmanageable. When the humidity drops, you rewrite.<BR/> *Aqua Nettie Parton<BR/><BR/>Plotting is like a map. Beware: Every highway has at least one hole. <BR/> *Smokey Fuzzola<BR/><BR/>I'd better stop. I'm having way too much fun. Yadda Yadda is pointing his finger at me.<BR/><BR/>Karen, the lurkerAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8343238.post-36241865735602350092007-09-04T09:20:00.001-04:002007-09-04T09:20:00.001-04:00ROFL!! You kill me.The best quote for your calend...ROFL!! You kill me.<BR/><BR/>The best quote for your calendar would be: "After rejection —misery, then thoughts of revenge, and finally, oh well, another try elsewhere." - Mason Cooley<BR/><BR/>From me: <BR/>'Where there is writer, there is coffee. Where there is writer + rejection, there is chocolate. (And maybe some ice cream, depending on how bad the rejection was.)'B.E. Sandersonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04336115135400388268noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8343238.post-40201769658598881592007-09-04T09:20:00.000-04:002007-09-04T09:20:00.000-04:00A blank page is never really blank. On it is an in...A blank page is never really blank. On it is an invitation for you to tell your story, written in invisible ink.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8343238.post-58429572855438293792007-09-04T09:15:00.000-04:002007-09-04T09:15:00.000-04:00I love everyone's, I just laughed out loud. (Good ...I love everyone's, I just laughed out loud. (Good thing the lobby's empty!)<BR/><BR/>I want Maggie Jane's calendar. (I *need* it.)<BR/><BR/>Mine would say:<BR/><BR/>Rome wasn't built in a day, and novels weren't written in one. Get writing. <BR/><BR/>Every day is an opportunity. Use it to write. <BR/><BR/>Or, yanno, just a giant compilation of other people's brilliant writing quotes.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8343238.post-40586680018747109392007-09-04T09:07:00.000-04:002007-09-04T09:07:00.000-04:00Words on paper do not clutter your brain.Words on paper do not clutter your brain.Wendyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11421901072185773752noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8343238.post-10996482213252889732007-09-04T08:34:00.000-04:002007-09-04T08:34:00.000-04:00The page is blank. Fill it.The page is blank. Fill it.charlenetegliahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14061754720849284938noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8343238.post-26646262331631710332007-09-04T07:51:00.000-04:002007-09-04T07:51:00.000-04:00the complaining can wait. the book cannot.the complaining can wait. the book cannot.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8343238.post-88603201335459456202007-09-04T06:40:00.000-04:002007-09-04T06:40:00.000-04:00January 1Stop goofing off.Now.Yes YOU.January 2Sto...January 1<BR/><BR/>Stop goofing off.<BR/>Now.<BR/>Yes YOU.<BR/><BR/>January 2<BR/><BR/>Stop goofing off.<BR/>Now.<BR/>Yes YOU.<BR/><BR/>January 3<BR/><BR/>Stop goofing off.<BR/>Now.<BR/>Yes YOU.<BR/><BR/>maggieMaggie~Janehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09516656961615971327noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8343238.post-22014530677471322722007-09-04T04:52:00.000-04:002007-09-04T04:52:00.000-04:00A bad review is just one person's opinion. A hundr...A bad review is just one person's opinion. A hundred bad reviews means you need a new nom-de-plume.Rachel Greenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13048590167153841615noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8343238.post-544652762290659412007-09-04T03:03:00.000-04:002007-09-04T03:03:00.000-04:00Refresh your weary writer’s soul.Vodka burns away ...Refresh your weary writer’s soul.<BR/>Vodka burns away the ice much as water wears away the stone.<BR/>Only better.rainehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04258822737734173873noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8343238.post-58306129213731900692007-09-04T02:40:00.000-04:002007-09-04T02:40:00.000-04:00This is the sound of hand clapping, and it is clap...This is the sound of hand clapping, and it is clapping for your novel.<BR/><BR/>Yes, the universe is conspiring against you so that you have no time to write. Damn universe.<BR/><BR/>Hack or do not, there is no try.<BR/><BR/>You may think you are a hack writer, you're not. You're much worse. Write anyways.<BR/><BR/>The slush isn't going to grow itself, get your butt in the chair.<BR/><BR/>Your novel might be the camel that breaks the literary intern's back.Niteowlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12539564869436309431noreply@blogger.com