You can’t edit a blank page.
I did a quick search and couldn’t find out who originally said this. James Dubeau, who blogs at Tim and Jim’s Awesome Blog posted it in comments here.
Do you have a favorite quote about writing or something close? Post it in comments and I’ll probably use it.
Write well and often,
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Here’s another I just love. I wish I had this kind of clarity:
No pen, no ink, no table, no room, no time, no quiet, no inclination. –James Joyce
.-= Mark Keating´s last blog ..Carbon Capture Test Called a Success by We Energies =-.
Anne:
Found on Bob Bly’s excellent copywriting site:
“It is not enough to write so that you can be understood; you must write so clearly that you cannot be misunderstood.” – Ralph Waldo Emerson
Mark
.-= Mark Keating´s last blog ..Where The Green Jobs Are – How to Find Them, How to Get Them =-.
love this one Mark.
Brick, thanks so very much…
Chris… the first, well, no… or not alone anyway, the second you bet!
This may be a bit silly, but this quote is the first one that popped in my head.
“Write drunk, edit sober” Ernest Hemingway
Here ‘s another one I like:
“Do not the most moving moments of our lives find us all without words?”
Marcell Marceau
I found a site some time ago with tons of quotes, but I can’t find it. Maybe if it shows up I’ll come back. Cool post though.
.-= Chris Anderson´s last blog ..Friendly Competition, It’s a Powerful Motivator =-.
Just popping in to say that I’ve selected your blog as one of a group I’ve recently discovered, which deserve special mention