Month: April 2020

Angel From Montgomery I am an old woman named after my mother My old man is another child that’s grown old If dreams were lightning thunder was desire This old house would have burnt down a long time ago Make me an angel that flies from Montgom’ry Make me a poster of an old rodeo […]… Continue reading In Memory: “If dreams were lightning thunder was desire / This old house would have burnt down a long time ago” — Art of Quotation

“Paradise and hell can be one city.” Bertolt Brecht, playwright via “Paradise and hell can be one city.” — Art of Quotation

An artistic endeavour comes into the world naked, unnamed, and vulnerable. Every creative effort requires the artist to wrest something from nothingness, a purposive cosmos from an apparently indifferent chaos. Peter London, musician via “ An artistic endeavour comes into the world naked, unnamed, and vulnerable. Every creative effort requires the artist to wrest something from… Continue reading “ An artistic endeavour comes into the world naked, unnamed, and vulnerable. Every creative effort requires the artist to wrest something from nothingness… “ — Art of Quotation

Do you have what it takes to go it alone? The employment landscape has changed dramatically with people wanting to career shift more frequently and lots more wanting to go it alone. For some it works and for others the grass turns out not to be as green as they thought. So, do you have […]… Continue reading Do you have what it takes to go it alone? 5 signs that say you do! — Ollie Martin

I love Frankenstein by Mary Shelley. Just look at this: “I do know that for the sympathy of one living being, I would make peace with all. I have love in me the likes of which you can scarcely imagine and rage the likes of which you would not believe. If I cannot satisfy the […]… Continue reading Indulging the other — Anatomy of Reading

“I took him down as fast as I could. I had to tell him I’m a black belt, though. That’s such a pain in the ass. It destroys the element of surprise when I have to stop and give a verbal warning.” “But you did warn him?” “Yes. Sterling heard me. Your dispatcher may have […]… Continue reading Character Quotes from Love in Stitches by Dellani Oakes — Cereal Authors

Julie Glover Today is the day I’m supposed to publish a “Farewell, y’all!” message, as I’m stepping away from the Writers in the Storm hosting team after March. I started writing my So Long and Thanks for All the Fish post a while ago, and then COVID-19 swept across the planet. I kept working on… Continue reading Generosity Is Contagious – From the Writers in the Storm Blog — Author Don Massenzio

Originally posted on Novelty Revisions: 1. “I want to read one thing you’ve written recently. Send me something you’re super proud of.” 2. “What made you want to become a writer? I want to hear your story.” 3. “Can I buy your book/Pledge $1 to your Patreon/Tweet out a link to something you published recently?”… via… Continue reading 10 Things Writers Should Say to Each Other More Often — Author Don Massenzio

Originally posted on Novelty Revisions: Ask any writer what they are most afraid of, and every single one will answer with some variant of several very similar truths. Some will say they’re afraid everyone who has ever told them they’re good at storytelling has been lying to their face their whole lives. Others will admit… via… Continue reading You Will Fail in a Thousand Different Ways — Author Don Massenzio

Originally posted on Novelty Revisions: Last year, I wrote 1 million words. I haven’t done the math yet, but I’m pretty confident at least 500,000 of those words have yet to be read by anyone but me. 2019 was one of my biggest years of growth as a writer in almost a decade. In writing… via… Continue reading Writing Things You’ll Never Publish Isn’t Wasteful — It’s Essential — Author Don Massenzio