Sunday, September 2, 2012

This & That





Now that GUTGAA is almost here, I've been blessed with a few more followers who might not know about the Blog Contest I have going on until September 6th.  You can read all about it here...http://donasdays.blogspot.com/2012/08/its-that-time-again.html,,,there's still time to give a shout-out for my blog and have a chance to win some great prizes!


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Inside every fat book is a thin book trying to get out. - Unknown

The long-lived books of tomorrow are concealed somewhere amongst the so-far unpublished MSS of today. - Philip Unwin

The art of writing is the art of applying the seat of the pants to the seat of the chair. - Mary Heaton Vorse

A story isn't about a moment in time, a story is about the moment in time. - W. D. Wetherell

I never want to see anyone, and I never want to go anywhere or do anything. I just want to write. - P. G. Wodehouse

I'm writing a book. I've got the page numbers done. - Stephen Wright

It is my contention that a really great novel is made with a knife and not a pen. A novelist must have the intestinal fortitude to cut out even the most brilliant passage so long as it doesn't advance the story. - Frank Yerby

Exercise the writing muscle every day, even if it is only a letter, notes, a title list, a character sketch, a journal entry. Writers are like dancers, like athletes. Without that exercise, the muscles seize up. - Jane Yolen


10 comments:

  1. Stephen Wright! Hilarious! I've totally been there.

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    1. Hi Genevieve! That's how I felt last month...had the story outlined but never found the time to actually pull the words out of my head and put them on paper. September PB however I wrote in one day...all 1389 words...lol...

      Thanks for stopping by and come back any time!

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  2. Hi Donna
    thanks for visiting When I Grow Up I Wanna Write A Kids book. Catch you in the blogosphere, cheers Julie

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    1. Hi Julie and welcome to my blog! Good luck with GUTGAA!

      Thanks for stopping by and come back any time!

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  3. Great writer quotes. I'm excited to be participating in the GUTGAA too! It's my first year.

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    1. Hi Jessica and welcome to my blog! This is my first year with GUTGAA as well and I'm excited! Good luck with the challenges...

      Thanks for stopping by and come back any time!

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  4. Hi, Donna, thanks for stopping by my blog. I'm enjoying GUTGAA and seeing all the different pages. This is fun!

    Stop back anytime, http://WayneMeyers.com/

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    1. Hi Wayne and welcome to my blog! I read your latest excerpt from your story Visitor and I am intrigued by it. Good luck with GUTGAA...

      Thanks for stopping by and come back any time!

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  5. Stephen Wright and I share the same book.

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    1. Hi Janet! I thought you might be able to relate to Stephen...I know I did...lol...

      Thanks for stopping by and come back any time!

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