Mark Twain was born on this day.


30 November 1835

Florida, Missouri, United States.

Mark Twain was born on this day amsimpson.net

I love having written . . .


I hate writing. I love having written. Dorothy Parker.

Love having written amsimpson.net

Writing is easy . . .


All you have to do is cross out the wrong words. Mark Twain.

Writing is easy amsimpson.net

Addiction . . .


Creativity is my addiction, and writing is my drug of choice!

Ambear Shellea.

addiction of choice amsimpson.net

Excercise . . .


Exercise the writing muscle every day, even if it is only a letter, notes, a title list, a character sketch, a journal entry. Writers are like dancers, like athletes. Without that exercise, the muscles seize up. Jane Yolen.

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The Living Word . . .


The living word awakened my soul, gave it light, hope, joy, set it free!

– Helen Keller –The living word quote amsimpson.net

The concentration of the elite athlete…


The concentration of the elite athlete is akin perhaps

to the concentration of the writer. Julia Leigh

The concentration of the elite athlete.

A Professional Writer . . .


A professional writer is an amateur who didn’t quit.

Richard Bach.a professional writier amsimpson.net

To Write . . .


To write something you have to risk making a fool of yourself.

Anne Rice.

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“The secret to being a bore is to tell everything.”


“The secret to being a bore is to tell everything.” — Voltaire, French, writer, philosopher, historian

Source: “The secret to being a bore is to tell everything.”