Stand Up To Write is a collection of my personal thoughts coupled with quotes from some of my favorite authors. I hope you all enjoy it as much as I did.
There is
nothing to writing.
All you do is sit down at a typewriter and bleed.
Ernest Hemingway
All you do is sit down at a typewriter and bleed.
Ernest Hemingway
Every day I hit a blank page like a wall.
Like a wall, depending on your impact, it hurts a little or it hurts a lot. I think with all creative arts (acting, music, writing, dance…) if you’re passionate about it, you leave DNA in your work. Sometimes it’s your past that you leave; sometimes it’s hurt or present anger. There are times when my un can’t be contained and it shows in the writing.
When I think of the many pained days I've spent with my legal pads just telling the yellow sheets how I felt. Sometimes I published, sometimes I didn't But I just let the emotions go. I found a legal pad when I was moving the other day and I could see the stains and places where the ink ran. I guess those were extra emotional days.
No matter how it’s expressed, writing gives us the opportunity to pour out of ourselves. It gives people a chance to see what we’re made of. I don’t think I’d do it if I couldn't leave a little of myself on the page.
So maybe today I’ll bleed a little, just a pin prick amount. But my DNA is in even that tiny drop.
Look for Stand Up To Write on Amazon and Google Play, 11/1/2013
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