February 2012
180 posts
““The wonderful thing about the internet is that any time you’re feeling...”
– Meryl Streep (via writtensword)
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Writer's Relief Blog: "Online Writing Submissions:... →
writersrelief:
Submitting a book online to literary agents, or submitting poetry, stories, and prose online to editors, poses great potential for error. Today’s creative writer needs to know how to make successful online submissions. If you’re submitting essays, poetry, and short stories, you can submit your writing directly to an editor at a literary magazine using an online submission form,...
“Sometimes you climb out of bed in the morning and you think, I’m not going to...”
– Charles Bukowski (via thresca)
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“When you’re working very hard you’re not lonely; you are the whole damn world.”
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“I disregard the proportions, the measures, the tempo of the ordinary world. I...”
– Anais Nin
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“It is our attitude at the beginning of a difficult task which, more than...”
– William James (via fearlessnotreckless)
“Why do they always teach us that it’s easy and evil to do what we want and that...”
– Ayn Rand (via indicio)
“So many people live within unhappy circumstances and yet will not take the...”
– Christopher McCandless (via periodbloodpopsicle)
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Writer's Relief Blog: "Novels And Books: Why Your... →
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The opening pages of your novel, especially the first five pages, are extremely important if you want to get a literary agent’s or editor‘s attention. And yet, here at Writer’s Relief, our Review Board is often underwhelmed by the openings of manuscripts that are sent for consideration. Our job is to help clients secure a literary agent who will ultimately take their book...
Anonymous asked: Hey! I read Batteries--full of feeling in a good way--and didn't get to tell you about it. I will be back at work tomorrow, though, and will copy edit it a bit. There were tiny things I can improve. But great job. I could tell that one was hard to write for you. Hmmm. Now I need a question to leave here. Are you my cousin? :o)
“I’m not fascinated by people who smile all the time. What I find interesting is...”
– Unknown (via katyjean)
“We travel, some of us forever, to seek other places, other lives, other souls.”
– Anais Nin (via girlwithoutwings)
“We do not believe in ourselves until someone reveals that deep inside us...”
– E.E. Cummings (via accidentalism)
“For those who believe, no explanation is necessary; for those who do not...”
– Joseph Dunniger (via meditatingoutloud)
“I am not bound to win, but I am bound to be true. I am not bound to succeed, but...”
– Abraham Lincoln (via gaywrites)
