On Writing : What quote inspires you? by Kat Spencer

Kat Spencer

What quote inspires you?

What’s your favorite quote that gets you back to the page when you’re second-guessing your words?

Maurice Vaughan

Kat Spencer "When I'm writing a first draft I'm constantly reminding myself that I'm simply shoveling sand into a box so that later I can build castles." — Jordan Peele

Ashley Renee Smith

Kat Spencer One of my favorites is simple but always gets me back to the page: “You can’t edit a blank page.” It’s such a grounding reminder that the words don’t have to be perfect, they just have to exist so I have something to shape and refine later.

And when I’m really second-guessing myself, I come back to this one from Martha Graham: “It is not your business to determine how good it is, nor how valuable, nor how it compares with other expressions. It is your business to keep it yours clearly and directly.”

That always reminds me to trust the process and just write.

David Ramey Gordon

My favorite.

Lucy Addams

"If I waited for perfection I wouldn't write a single word."

Whatever is considered "perfect" or a "masterpiece" can be totally subjective. Even if you have a majority liking something you will always find the one who does not like it. I'm training myself every day to keep this in mind and it helps me a lot to not chase perfection as it would be a waste of time. I improve to be the best version of myself and then I train myself to be confident about my skills. There's always something new to learn and that's not a bad thing. This mindset helps me a lot to keep going and keep writing.

Chiara Torrisi

Kat Spencer mine is "First draft is s*it" because it pushes forward while navigating through a terrifying mess! But also "You can't edit a blank page", as Ashley Renee Smith remembered. Both related to the struggles of writing and the temptation to give up.

Kat Spencer

hahahah David Ramey Gordon good one!

Kat Spencer

Chiara Torrisi Messes are fun! My passion is cleaning them up. Watching everything fall into place is so magical.

Maverick Jackson

One of the Best in the Business Tina Fey once quoted "Do Your Thing and Don't Care If They Like It"

Banafsheh Esmailzadeh

“The journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step.”

Patrick "PK" Koepke

"Persistence rewards talent." - Michael A. Stackpole

Kat Spencer

Love that Maverick Jackson !

Kat Spencer

Banafsheh Esmailzadeh A classic! Another one I hear myself telling people (or myself often) is the How do you eat an elephant? One bite at a time.

Jonathan Jordan

Kat Spencer great quote from "Bird by Bird," a must-read for any aspiring novelist. Another quote that always helps me is from Jodi Picoult: "You can't edit a blank page."

Kat Spencer

That's a great one Jonathan Jordan !

Gary Laney

I heard a great quote years ago forget who said it, I can fix a bad script but I can’t fix no script.

Jeff E. Gregory

"It's not who you know, it's to whom you are connected". Jeff E. Gregory, March 14, 2015

Carol M. Salter

"Its not who you know, or what you know, but what you know about, who you know."

Rutger Oosterhoff

"The written word is shit... until it isn't -- Ernest Hemingway

Kat Spencer

Gary Laney I say something like that all the time when writers don't give me anything to work with hahahaha.

Purushothaman Anantha Krishnan

"You can’t edit a blank page." – Jodi Picoult

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