inspiration

I think every novel is a rite of passage . . . there seems to be a karmic force in my imagination where even if I threw something away, it would just come back. Like maybe I wanna try to throw this away and not write this, but it would just resurrect itself in a new form. I can’t really get...

“Instead of being afraid of the challenge and failure, be afraid of avoiding the challenge and doing nothing.” Soichiro Honda

An artist's duty is rather to stay open-minded and in a state where he can receive information and inspiration. You always have to be ready for that little artistic Epiphany. Nick Cave

“Imagination is like a muscle. I found out that the more I wrote, the bigger it got.”

Strive for excellence, not perfection. H. Jackson Brown Jr.

Persistence and endurance will make you omnipotent. Casey Neistat

“There are no failures–just experiences and your reactions to them.” Tom Krause

This is what I was trying to capture with my book set 150 years after an apocalypse. Not quite this form, but more even if the worst that you fear happens-there is a future. As a child of parents who grew up in a Depression and the Dust Bowl dubbed an eco disaster at the time, I feel this is an...

"Realize that true happiness lies within you. Waste no time and effort searching for peace and contentment and joy in the world outside. Remember that there is no happiness in having or in getting, but only in giving. Reach out. Share. Smile. Hug. Happiness is a perfume you cannot pour on others...

"Just because you fail once doesn't mean you're gonna fail at everything." Marilyn Monroe

Inspiration is wonderful when it happens, but the writer must develop an approach for the rest of the time….The wait is simply too long. Leonard Bernstein

“Inspiration exists, but it has to find you working.” Pablo Picasso

Don’t wait for inspiration. It comes while one is working. Henri Matisse

Hi all I've just been writing a blog post about where famous authors found the inspiration for their novels. Just wondering what you guys do when you're in need of inspiration? Matt

Hello, writers! I missed this site. Just back from the great Rocky Mountains in Colorado. My first time seeing mountains. My first time dealing with major ALTITUDE sickness (9000 feet elevation!). My first time without the internet or TV in a long time. I did not write poetry because I was...