Better to write for yourself . . .

Posted on May 30, 2016 by A.M. Simpson under Fiction, Writing

Better to write for yourself and have no public, than to write for the public and have no self.

Cyril Connelly

Success is . . .

Posted on May 27, 2016 by A.M. Simpson under Fiction, Inspiration

Success is liking yourself, liking what you do, and liking how you do it.

Maya Angelou.

Whatever . . .

Posted on May 25, 2016 by A.M. Simpson under Fiction, motivation

Whatever doesn’t kill me had better start running.

Cassandra Clare

2nd novel…

Posted on March 26, 2016 by A.M. Simpson under Fiction, Inspiration, motivation

Even though I’m super stressed and distracted, I managed to write another 6 pages today, for my 2nd novel, got about 70 pages total now. Only about 200-300 more to go… Quote: Typewriter…

Source: 2nd novel…

To those who really like to study people . . .

Posted on March 23, 2016 by A.M. Simpson under Fiction, motivation, Writing

34 Reasons to Stop Writing Forever

Posted on March 5, 2016 by A.M. Simpson under Fiction

I am now 34 years old. To date, I have zero bestsellers to my name. Clearly it’s time to give up writing forever. I mean, what’s the point of dragging it out for another three or four d…

Source: 34 Reasons to Stop Writing Forever

My Harper Lee SparkNotes

Posted on March 3, 2016 by A.M. Simpson under Fiction

Writing the SparkNotes for Go Set a Watchman. From the cover of Go Set a Watchman. ContextThe summer when I was eight, I read two books: A Tree Grows in Brooklyn and To Kill a Mockingbird. My copy of Mockingbird was a cheap lilac paperback. Its cover featured the knot of a tree with a pocket watch and a… Read More »

Source: My Harper Lee SparkNotes