I have no time, and so I resort to quotes; specifically, from Borges.  Who at this moment I am leaning upon for inspiration, due to a tangle I’ve put myself in. *** The composition of vast books is a laborious and impoverishing extravagance. To go on for five … [Read more...]

I wish I could write as mysterious as a cat. ~ Edgar Allan Poe So, I had to leave the cave this morning because I ran out of cat and dog food.  I don’t mess around when that happens—they all happen to know where I sleep, and being smothered in the night by a … [Read more...]

You don’t get paid for the hour. You get paid for the value you bring to the hour. ~ Jim Rohn In other words, my friends:  when you write, focus on the writing.  Don’t stop and check your email every five minutes.  Don’t stop to flip … [Read more...]

Via Forest Rogers: “I care about the literary art, and I know exactly what the Ancients meant by ‘the promptings of the Muse’. The stories which I consider to be my most successful came to me as if dictated… The true ghost story is akin to poetry:  … [Read more...]

Laugh at yourself, but don’t ever aim your doubt at yourself. Be bold. When you embark for strange places, don’t leave any of yourself safely on shore. Have the nerve to go into unexplored territory. ~ Alan Alda Lovely morning.  Here’s what I … [Read more...]

...the poodle is still asleep on my pillow, which is more than I can say for myself… I’ve been up all night working, and shall now put my head down and steal some winks.  Although, given that I just heard a bulldozer roll down the driveway, I may have to put … [Read more...]

This, from Laurie R. King, who is lost in rewrites: It�s ridiculous.  I have a life on hold, appointments to make, friendships withering on the vine for lack of attention, bee people to see, antique airplane folk to question, and here I sit, head-down over the laptop. I … [Read more...]

I took the dogs for a walk this morning, just as the sun was rising, and picked ripe peaches from the tree and ate them for breakfast while standing in the tall grass, listening to the birds sing.  Tasted like inspiration.  Let’s hope it lasts. For those who … [Read more...]

Via John Picacio’s blog, I saw a list of inspirational quotes from Picasso, this being my favorite:  “Only put off until tomorrow what you are willing to die having left undone.” Oh, and this:  “Inspiration exists, but it has to find us … [Read more...]

“It is with words as with sunbeams. The more they are condensed, the deeper they burn.” --Robert Southey It’s still a little after five in the morning here, but that’s an improvement, given that I slept most of the night through, and only had to take a … [Read more...]