Fennel Hudson, A Writer's Year - Fennel's Journal - No. 3
39 quotes
"Walk free from the long shadows cast by small people."
"Progress isn’t always good. There’s a reason why ‘breakneck speed’ is described as such."
"The pen that was once a gift has come to represent all that I hope to achieve."
"Never interrupt an author when he or she is ‘in the zone’, else you’ll understand the real meaning of ‘writer’s nib’."
"Being an author is to have a toe in the creative pool and a foot in the vat of commerce."
"Editing one’s writing is as easy as lighting a match while riding a bicycle."
"If a pen can communicate our thoughts, dreams, and emotions and be the voice of our soul, then ink is the medium that carries the message."
"What I am interested in, what I write and care about, exists in the slow lane, somewhere between hand-ploughed fields and a pint of real ale."
"There’s no such thing as writer’s block, so long as you’ve had plenty of time to think about what you want to write."
"Eyesight can be so blinding. We need to look beyond the face of things."
"The process of creation begins way before one starts writing."
"I needed some space to lay myself out, so that I could decide which pieces I wanted to pick up."
"Imagination is the real magic that exists in this world. Look inwards, to see outwards. And capture it in writing."
"A consultant: someone brought in to build a one-handled wheelbarrow."
"Sentiments, as I have found, can be harvested from places where our memories are fondest."
"If we have faith, then we can see the beauty around us. If we don’t then we are just blind followers, not knowing why we are on the path."
"Wear your heart on your sleeve. Write about what you think and feel. And share it with your friends."
"Publish a book before you’re too old to read it without glasses."
"Writing with a biro is the emotional equivalent of giving your loved one a plastic rose on Valentine’s Day."
"Proper writing ink comes in a bottle, can be swirled like brandy in a glass, and smells like apple blossom after rain."
"Committing your thoughts and feelings to words is like putting your soul on a plate and hoping the diners will like what they eat."
"Creative people need strong encouragement."
"Nature or nurture? A talent needs both."
"Think about it: send SLASH receive. Email is the frenzied killer of proper communication."
"Confront the page that taunts you with its whiteness. Face your enemy and fill it with words. You are bigger and stronger than a piece of paper."