9/5/2017 0 Comments Writing Process Quote Collage
In this post I will give three quotes from each of the readings The Daily Writing Routines of Great Writers (Maria Popova), Bird by Bird: Some Instructions on Writing and Life (Anne Lamott), and Zen in the Art of Writing (Ray Bradbury). Along with the quotes I will give three quotes about my writing process.
The Daily Writing Routines of Great Writers: “I like the slowness of writing by hand. Then i type it up and scrawl all over that and keep on retyping it, each time making corrections both by hand and directly on the typewriter, until i don't see how to make it any better.” -Kurt Vonnegut (Maria Popova) “You write until you come to a place where you still have you juice and know what will happen next and you stop and try to live through until the next day when you hit it again.”- Kurt Vonnegut (Maria Popova) “I work in the morning at the manual typewriter. I do about four hours and then go running. This helps me shake off one word and enter another”-Kurt Vonnegut (Maria Popova) Bird by Bird: Some Instructions on Writing and Life: “Writing is about filling up, filling up when you are empty, letting images and ideas and smells run down like water-just as writing is also about dealing with emptiness.” -(Anne Lamott) “I know some very great writers, writers you love who write beautifully and have made a great deal of money, and not one of them sits down routinely feeling wildly enthusiastic and confident. Not one of them writes elegant first drafts.” -(Anne Lamott) “… there may be someone out there in the world-maybe a spouse, maybe a close friend-who will read your finished drafts and give you an honest critique, let you know what does and doesn't work, give you some suggestions on things you might take out or things on which you need to elaborate, ways in which to make you piece stronger” -(Anne Lamott) Zen in the Art of Writing: “In quickness is truth. The faster you blurt, the more swiftly you write, the more honest you are.” -(Ray Bradbury) “…I began to make lists of titles, to put down long lines of nouns. These lists were the provocations, finally, that caused my better stuff to surface.” -(Ray Bradbury) “You stumble into it, mostly. You don't know what you’re doing, and suddenly, its done. You don't set out to reform a certain kind of writing. It evolves out of your own life and night scares.” -(Ray Bradbury) My Writing Process: “Take time away from writing to let your mind wander to other things” “Write first draft in writing and edit it you go along” “reread the prompt a couple times to make sure it flows nicely”
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9/5/2017 2 Comments The Proust Questionnaire
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In this post, I answered questions from the famous The Proust Questionnaire. I hope after reading my answers, readers will get a sense of my personality and my views on the world. __1.__What is your idea of perfect happiness? Having lots of dogs and no kids __2.__What is your greatest fear? Never will I ever allow myself to have kids. Never. __3.__What is the trait you most deplore in yourself? I can be a really bad procrastinator. __4.__What is the trait you most deplore in others? some people can be very judgmental and not understanding. __5.__Which living person do you most admire? I admire my mom because she was always so flexible with my sisters and I, also being able to stay sane while owning/running a business, and being a full time first grade teacher. __6.__What is your greatest extravagance? I love to go places so it would have to be traveling. __7.__What is your current state of mind? my current state of mind would be optimistic. __8.__What do you consider the most overrated virtue? Creativity because creativity is more of a talent and not born with the talent. __9.__On what occasion do you lie? I usually tend to lie when I'm doing something I shouldn't be doing. __10.__What do you most dislike about your appearance? People tell me I look miserable often so i would like to change that about my appearance because 99% of the time I'm not miserable. __11.__Which living person do you most despise? Im not a fan of trump, so he would be someone I despise. __12.__What is the quality you most like in a man? Sense of humor and hardworking. __13.__What is the quality you most like in a woman? Nonjudgmental, because there are a decent amount of people (mostly girls) i know that are very judgmental. __14.__Which words or phrases do you most overuse? “Yeah, thats fine.” __15.__What or who is the greatest love of your life? My dog Pj because he's so cute. __16.__When and where were you happiest? Most the time when I'm around dogs or any type of animal. __17.__Which talent would you most like to have? I would like the talent of singing because my sister can sing and I wont sound bad when I sing alone with songs in the car __18.__If you could change one thing about yourself, what would it be? That I am easy to persuade, its gotten me in some trouble a couple of times. __19.__What do you consider your greatest achievement? Passing my drivers test, I'm probably one of Americas worst drivers. __20.__If you were to die and come back as a person or a thing, what would it be? If I was to die and come back as a person or thing I would want to come back as a sloth because they take long ass naps. __21.__Where would you most like to live? I would like to live in California or Florida because there is no winter at those places. __22.__What is your most treasured possession? A doll my grandfather gave me as a baby. __23.__What do you regard as the lowest depth of misery? my lowest depth of misery would be loosing someone I love. __24.__What is your favorite occupation? My favorite occupation would be anything in the art field. __25.__What is your most marked characteristic? A characteristic i am most marked as is honest. __26.__What do you most value in your friends? what i most value in my friends is loyalty. __27.__Who are your favorite writers? My favorite writer would have to be __28.__Who is your hero of fiction? Katniss Everdeen because she's a badass. __29.__Which historical figure do you most identify with? Abraham Lincoln because I'm honest. __30.__Who are your heroes in real life? My dad because he never went to college and he was able to own and run his own business. __31.__What are your favorite names? Mia and Riley are the two names that i have liked for a while now. __32.__What is it that you most dislike? I hate the noise of kids crying or screaming. __33.__What is your greatest regret? Buying tickets to made in America. __34.__How would you like to die? i would like to die in my sleep. __35.__What is your motto? It is what it is |
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