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1 " Walk free from the long shadows cast by small people. "
― Fennel Hudson , A Writer's Year - Fennel's Journal - No. 3
2 " 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. "
3 " Eyesight can be so blinding. We need to look beyond the face of things. "
4 " 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. "
5 " The process of creation begins way before one starts writing. "
6 " I needed some space to lay myself out, so that I could decide which pieces I wanted to pick up. "
7 " Imagination is the real magic that exists in this world. Look inwards, to see outwards. And capture it in writing. "
8 " A consultant: someone brought in to build a one-handled wheelbarrow. "
9 " Sentiments, as I have found, can be harvested from places where our memories are fondest. "
10 " 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. "
11 " Wear your heart on your sleeve. Write about what you think and feel. And share it with your friends. "
12 " Think about it: send SLASH receive. Email is the frenzied killer of proper communication. "
13 " Creative people need strong encouragement. "
14 " Nature or nurture? A talent needs both. "
15 " 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. "
16 " Writing ink is the magic that allows nothing to become something. It catches the fleeting idea and seeks out the glances of those who wish to see. Even a random ink splat will mean something to someone. "
17 " Look back, but never look down. "
18 " The pen that was once a gift has come to represent all that I hope to achieve. "
19 " Never interrupt an author when he or she is ‘in the zone’, else you’ll understand the real meaning of ‘writer’s nib’. "
20 " Being an author is to have a toe in the creative pool and a foot in the vat of commerce. "