I have advice for people who want to write. I don’t care whether they’re 5 or 500. There are three things that are important: First, if you want to write, you need to keep an honest, unpublishable journal that nobody reads, nobody but you. Where you just put down what you think about life, what you think about things, what you think is fair and what you think is unfair. And second, you need to read. You can’t be a writer if you’re not a reader. It’s the great writers who teach us how to write. The third thing is to write. Just write a little bit every day. Even if it’s for only half an hour — write, write, write.
Wisdom from Madeleine L'Engle, quoted in her biography. Couple with Hemingway’s advice to aspiring writers and Virginia Woolf on the creative benefits of keeping a diary, then revisit L'Engle on writing and creativity.
1,299 notes
marthacrimson reblogged this from colleenmvanderlinden- marthacrimson likes this
colleenmvanderlinden reblogged this from explore-blog
miriamwarren reblogged this from explore-blog
ali-stotle likes this
villettess likes this
sahhariin reblogged this from explore-blog
methylphenidate reblogged this from explore-blog
myoceantideescape likes this
savbizcor likes this
hspgirl reblogged this from eyesthebye- hspgirl likes this
eyesthebye reblogged this from 2wordwacky
akonitum reblogged this from charmingcunt
yuebwang likes this
gotalonglistofbooklovers reblogged this from explore-blog
rapapamtoday reblogged this from explore-blog
frznsquid likes this
helenacardow likes this
elswythe reblogged this from explore-blog
jlincolndennis reblogged this from explore-blog- jlincolndennis likes this
thatstrangeronthebus likes this
hotmiakassia reblogged this from lanaw-inters
amywhipple likes this
homodoxy likes this
nedf23 likes this
shes-phosphorescent likes this
fadingbloom likes this
lanaw-inters reblogged this from carriewintour
taakenbythesky likes this
littleboynextdoor reblogged this from carriewintour
thehierophantom reblogged this from carriewintour
meowymeowy likes this
carriewintour reblogged this from popculture
sayfme reblogged this from explore-blog
popculture reblogged this from explore-blog
quaintrellelife likes this
loinsofdoom reblogged this from somewhereinaburstofglory
whitecollargirl likes this
sanberdoo-to-kalamazoo likes this
paranoiac-inreverse reblogged this from somewhereinaburstofglory
somewhereinaburstofglory reblogged this from the-captain-is-out-to-lunch
luubluu reblogged this from explore-blog
morticiaves likes this
disenchantedseeker reblogged this from disgruntledenglishmajor
unxcused likes this
inmemoryoffroggy reblogged this from explore-blog
ssanni-impurity reblogged this from adinfinitumxx- Show more notes