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Natalie Goldberg on Originality

February 25, 2012 by Jamie

“We always worry that we are copying someone else, that we don’t have our own style. Don’t worry. Writing is a communal act. Contrary to popular belief, a writer is not Prometheus alone on a hill full of fire. We are very arrogant to think we alone have a totally original mind. We are carried on the backs of all the writers who came before us. We live in the present with all the history, ideas, and soda pop of […]

Categories: Creativity, Quote of the Day • Tags: book ideas, creative process, creativity, Natalie Goldberg, Natalie Goldberg quote, originality

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Your Most Important Audience Is You

February 5, 2012 by Jamie

We writers can get so caught up in worrying about finding an audience, selling books, and gaining recognition for our work, that we forget to love our work. We are our own first readers, and we should each be writing the book we would most love to read. That should be your test of every idea you have for a book and every sentence and paragraph and scene you put on paper. Do you love to read it? Is it […]

Categories: Advice for Writers, Creativity, Reading • Tags: audience, book ideas, reading, selling books, writing

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