tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6913682603555541882.post3912567697061399993..comments2024-03-10T19:26:35.256-04:00Comments on Just Jemi: Why do Writers Write?Jemi Fraserhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02214408467456320167noreply@blogger.comBlogger140125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6913682603555541882.post-73604176535686404322010-09-19T22:55:25.965-04:002010-09-19T22:55:25.965-04:00Janet - that is a good one! Perseverence is one of...Janet - that is a good one! Perseverence is one of our best skills!Jemi Fraserhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02214408467456320167noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6913682603555541882.post-16122923308853636702010-09-19T22:44:08.686-04:002010-09-19T22:44:08.686-04:00Good quote. I like "A professional writer is ...Good quote. I like "A professional writer is an amateur who didn't quit."Janethttp://creativewritingintheblackberrypatch.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6913682603555541882.post-47821863012667224202010-09-19T17:52:24.457-04:002010-09-19T17:52:24.457-04:00Amanda - that is an awesome quote!! I've never...Amanda - that is an awesome quote!! I've never heard that one. I'll have to keep that one close by :)Jemi Fraserhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02214408467456320167noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6913682603555541882.post-33511825853574335212010-09-19T17:48:35.935-04:002010-09-19T17:48:35.935-04:00Came here a little late but here's a favorite ...Came here a little late but here's a favorite writing quote of mine:<br /><br />"The skill of writing is to create a context in which other people can think." -Edwin Schlossberg<br /><br />And I love the one you put up! :)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6913682603555541882.post-20459677112710643422010-09-19T17:08:48.281-04:002010-09-19T17:08:48.281-04:00Coreen - I'm a quote-aholic too!
That's ...Coreen - I'm a quote-aholic too! <br /><br />That's a fabulous quote - and so very true! Self-doubt is by far my biggest enemy - but I'm working at it! :)<br /><br />My bloggy buddies are wonderful aren't they? :)Jemi Fraserhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02214408467456320167noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6913682603555541882.post-36973097024842519522010-09-19T16:36:35.550-04:002010-09-19T16:36:35.550-04:00Hi Jemi! I have so many 'favorite' qoutes...Hi Jemi! I have so many 'favorite' qoutes about so many things. Endless like my thought! :-) This one though, chases the self-doubts away and reminds me to go with the creative and not worry about if I should or shouldn't write about something. Of the course the answer is always 'Should'! :-)<br /><br />"Everything in life is writable about if you have the outgoing guts to do it, and the imagination to improvise. The worst enemy to creativity is self-doubt." ~Sylvia Plath<br /><br />Thanks for this post and everyone sharing all the wonderful qoutes!!<br /><br />HUGS,<br />CoreenVelvet Over Steelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08625445902301159594noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6913682603555541882.post-91683992329166688682010-09-18T19:58:07.155-04:002010-09-18T19:58:07.155-04:00Anne - That's an awesome one! I love Twain - h...Anne - That's an awesome one! I love Twain - he had the best sense of humour :)Jemi Fraserhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02214408467456320167noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6913682603555541882.post-68248242788122922272010-09-18T18:15:45.706-04:002010-09-18T18:15:45.706-04:00Lol, great quote! I like this one, too from Mark T...Lol, great quote! I like this one, too from Mark Twain:<br /><br />"Get the facts first. You can distort them later."Anne Spollenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12915171740680350711noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6913682603555541882.post-2720177005327795132010-09-18T17:15:25.994-04:002010-09-18T17:15:25.994-04:00Helen - It does describe it perfectly, doesn't...Helen - It does describe it perfectly, doesn't it? It's like bits and pieces of fairy dust come together and voila we have a plot or a character or... So much fun :)Jemi Fraserhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02214408467456320167noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6913682603555541882.post-87930373619302280782010-09-18T09:08:53.557-04:002010-09-18T09:08:53.557-04:00I like that quote. It's very true. Sometimes I...I like that quote. It's very true. Sometimes I sit down at the computer and there,for sure, is nothing there in my head or on the page. Then, after a while, there is.Helen Gingerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09794759602654727110noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6913682603555541882.post-66838421419535288112010-09-18T06:37:19.221-04:002010-09-18T06:37:19.221-04:00eeleenlee - thanks! It's much more like me :)eeleenlee - thanks! It's much more like me :)Jemi Fraserhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02214408467456320167noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6913682603555541882.post-23346538144134231202010-09-18T05:04:47.515-04:002010-09-18T05:04:47.515-04:00Love the new look!Love the new look!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6913682603555541882.post-32638685293233911292010-09-17T17:09:05.154-04:002010-09-17T17:09:05.154-04:00Belle - People have sure listed a lot of awesome q...Belle - People have sure listed a lot of awesome quotes! Wonderful! :)Jemi Fraserhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02214408467456320167noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6913682603555541882.post-74929252328128828142010-09-17T17:08:28.971-04:002010-09-17T17:08:28.971-04:00Lee - I love Anais Nin's quotes - always amazi...Lee - I love Anais Nin's quotes - always amazing! :)Jemi Fraserhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02214408467456320167noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6913682603555541882.post-38662277114966166192010-09-17T14:47:29.602-04:002010-09-17T14:47:29.602-04:00Love the quote in your post, and all the ones post...Love the quote in your post, and all the ones posted in the comments!Bellehttp://msbookish.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6913682603555541882.post-40831826857775906892010-09-17T10:46:00.024-04:002010-09-17T10:46:00.024-04:00Here my favorite quote.
The role of a writer is no...Here my favorite quote.<br />The role of a writer is not to say what we all can say, but what we are unable to say. ~Anaïs Nincleemckenziehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15456109243453726483noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6913682603555541882.post-14344043316008991402010-09-16T18:32:07.209-04:002010-09-16T18:32:07.209-04:00Eric - I LOVE those! You always know how to make m...Eric - I LOVE those! You always know how to make me smile!<br /><br />That last one gave me chills along with my smile! :)Jemi Fraserhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02214408467456320167noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6913682603555541882.post-85434290619878950552010-09-16T18:29:45.005-04:002010-09-16T18:29:45.005-04:00Tamara - Now THAT's a very cool idea! I'll...Tamara - Now THAT's a very cool idea! I'll have to try to be profound one day :)Jemi Fraserhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02214408467456320167noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6913682603555541882.post-55049192753350109722010-09-16T18:28:18.138-04:002010-09-16T18:28:18.138-04:00Shannon - that's great one! I'm glad you e...Shannon - that's great one! I'm glad you enjoyed this one too. They're fun :)Jemi Fraserhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02214408467456320167noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6913682603555541882.post-37410520943417736442010-09-16T18:24:10.520-04:002010-09-16T18:24:10.520-04:00Margo - I love that London quote - It makes such a...Margo - I love that London quote - It makes such a great picture in my head :)Jemi Fraserhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02214408467456320167noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6913682603555541882.post-28537772410535835302010-09-16T17:35:21.913-04:002010-09-16T17:35:21.913-04:00I have some of my own quotes about writing:
o (m...I have some of my own quotes about writing:<br /><br /> o (my byline) Good writing is demanding, tiresome, and tedious as hell. But then again, so is good sex.<br /><br /> o Writing is such wonderful torture.<br /><br /> o As a writer, I'm forced to fake interesting. I'm just some schmuck.<br /><br /> o I don't dream of writing. I write, and let the world dream of reading my words.<br /><br /> - EricEric W. Tranthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13842968931062056407noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6913682603555541882.post-10066391106768324232010-09-16T17:14:53.393-04:002010-09-16T17:14:53.393-04:00quotes ARE fun. Maybe someday people will be quoti...quotes ARE fun. Maybe someday people will be quoting us!Tamara Hart Heinerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07562765111202443160noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6913682603555541882.post-11335323839572170662010-09-16T14:54:27.824-04:002010-09-16T14:54:27.824-04:00Great post, Jemi. I love the quote.
Personally, I...Great post, Jemi. I love the quote.<br /><br />Personally, I love:<br /><br />"Writing is a socially acceptable form of schizophrenia." ~E.L. DoctorowShannonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11640509596922335617noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6913682603555541882.post-86333012553709493872010-09-16T13:26:13.078-04:002010-09-16T13:26:13.078-04:00My favorite writing quote is Jack London's &qu...My favorite writing quote is Jack London's "You can't wait for inspiration; you must go after it with a club"Margo Berendsenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03476308235642890474noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6913682603555541882.post-63501411259506939752010-09-15T18:20:47.299-04:002010-09-15T18:20:47.299-04:00Portia - I love that! :) It's so true - many o...Portia - I love that! :) It's so true - many of them do spark ideas for me as well!Jemi Fraserhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02214408467456320167noreply@blogger.com