“If you wait for inspiration to write, you’re not a writer, you’re a waiter.” Dan Poynter
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Friday Quote: F. Scott Fitzgerald
“That is part of the beauty of all literature. You discover that your longings are universal longings—that you’re not lonely and isolated from anyone. You belong.” F. Scott Fitzgerald
Friday Quote: Leonardo da Vinci
“Poetry is painting that is felt rather than seen.” Leonardo da Vinci
Friday Quote: Umberto Eco
“When we consider a book, we mustn’t ask ourselves what it says but what it means.” Umberto Eco, The Name of the Rose
Friday Quote: Julian Barnes
“Books are where things are explained to you; life is where things aren’t. I’m not surprised some people prefer books.” Julian Barnes, Flaubert’s Parrot
Friday Quote: Jane Austen
“If a book is well-written, I always find it too short.” Jane Austen
Friday Quote: Cassandra Clare
“…Words have the power to change us.” Cassandra Clare, Clockwork Angel
Writing Prompts
A husband and wife are meeting in a restaurant to finalize the terms of their impending divorce. Write the scene from the point of view of the restaurant busboy. Take the story where you think it should go!
Friday Quote: Frank Herbert
“There is no real ending. It’s just the place where you stop the story.” Frank Herbert
Writing Prompt
You are infected with a disease that makes everyone, even your family, look like your greatest enemy. What do you think happens?