May 2013
5 posts
10 Steps to Finding Your Writing Voice →
amandaonwriting:
Whether you blog for fun or write novels, it’s essential for you to know the writing voice that is uniquely you. If you struggle with retaining readers or with being consistent in your writing, you…
An exercise for finding your voice
Not sure where to start? No problem. Most of us need help understanding our voice. Here’s a short exercise that can help you — just follow these...
“The Ego, however, is not who you really are. The ego is your self-image; it is...”
– Deepak Chopra (via drug-fairy)
“Never cut a tree down in the wintertime. Never make a negative decision in the...”
– Robert H. Schuller (via thesearosesail)
April 2013
24 posts
GIRL, GONE (to the bookstore)
joehillsthrills:
Great list of 10 sinister reads from GONE GIRL author Gillian Flynn. I’ve only read 2 of these and plan to hurry along to the other 8.
“Sad are only those who understand.”
– Arab proverb (via arpeggia)
If Classic Authors Were on Instagram →
bookpassage:
A Brief History of Book Vending Machines →
bookpassage:
There are lots of reasons why a white elephant technology doesn’t catch on. Sometimes the technology is ahead of its time. In other cases, no amount of time can make a misguided technology useful or attractive.
Then there’s vending machines that sell books.
Read the full article at The Huffington Post
“It is likely I will die next to a pile of things I was meaning to read.”
– Lemony Snicket (via litquake)
“Has someone ever shown you a photograph of yourself, and it was taken when you...”
– India Stoker played by Mia Wasikowska - Stoker (2013)
March 2013
26 posts
“Everything you look at can become a fairy tale and you can get a story from...”
– Hans Christian Andersen (via mercurieux)
vicesandviagra:
cisbender:
when an artist wants to show you their art
or a writer wants you to read what they’ve written
it’s quite often an expression of trust
because a poem or a story or a painting are often things that come from the heart
little pieces of the artists themselves
and if they’re willing to share it with you
you should appreciate it
THANK GOD SOMEONE KNOWS BECAUSE I...
thefunniestpost:
laughingstation:
people who think they’re too old for disney films
Hysterical Blog!
“your life is your life
don’t let it be clubbed into dank submission.
be on the...”
– “The Laughing Heart” by Charles Bukowski (via endlessme)
“Don’t be intimidated by other people’s opinions. Only mediocrity is sure of...”
– Paulo Coelho, Alephu (via bianncacardoso) 