What if I wrote a letter to my mom (living or deceased) and recounted all the ways she blessed me? If you take time to do this for your mom or someone else you dearly loved, you will find it rewarding, You’ll rekindle special memories of good times, love, and kindness. Moreover, if this person is alive, give them the letter. It will make their day. In many ways, a handwritten letter is felt more deeply than an email or typed letter. It shows that the writer took special care to compose the letter.
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Writers’ Wisdom: Born to Write
“Are you a born writer? Were you put on earth to be a painter, a scientist, an apostle of peace? In the end the question can only be answered by action.” ~ Steven Pressfield
Writers’ Wisdom: Don’t Wait for Inspiration to Knock
“A writer who waits for ideal conditions under which to work will die without putting a word to paper.” ~ E.B. White
Writers’ Wisdom: Cure for Writer’s Block
“If you get stuck, get away from your desk. Take a walk, take a bath, go to sleep, make a pie, draw, listen to music, meditate, exercise; whatever you do, don’t just stick there scowling at the problem. But don’t make telephone calls or go to a party; if you do, other people’s words will pour in where your lost words should be. Open a gap for them, create a space. Be patient.” ~ Hilary Mantel
Writers’ Wisdom: 3 Pieces of Advice for Writers
“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.” ` Madeleine L’Engle
Writer’s Wisdom: Read, Read, Read
“I am always chilled and astonished by the would-be writers who ask me for advice and admit, quite blithely, that they “don’t have time to read.” This is like a guy starting up Mount Everest saying that he didn’t have time to buy any rope or pitons.” ~ Stephen King
Writer’s Wisdom: Protection Your Time
“Be ruthless about protecting writing days, i.e., do not cave in to endless requests to have “essential” and “long overdue” meetings on those days. ~ J. K. Rowling
Writer’s Wisdom: P.D. James 4th of 5 Writing Tips
Write what you need to write, not what is currently popular or what you think will sell. ~ P.D. James
Writer’s Wisdom: P.D. James 2nd of 5 Writing Tips
Read widely and with discrimination. Bad writing is contagious. ~ P. D. James
Writer’s Wisdom: Neil Gaiman 3rd of 8 Writing Tips
Tip #3: Finish what you’re writing. Whatever you have to do to finish it, finish it. ~ Neil Gaiman
