Imagination is but another name for super intelligence.
If you write one story, it may be bad; if you write a hundred, you have the odds in your favor.
Edgar Rice Burroughs (1875-1950) was an American writer His prolific career was built around adventure, science fiction, and fantasy themes. One of his most enduring characters was Tarzan.
Working through one creative mind
Marking day’s journey with words
Discovering everyday joy
Sometimes thoughts need to be stirred
Writing breathes through life’s marathon
Joining one more puzzle piece
Painting another sketch to share
Sometimes thoughts stir words’ new lease
Picking one theme to create from
Pouring forth from active voice
Sharing words’ unique perspective
Sometimes thoughts stir sharpest choice
Gathering daily momentum
Setting comfortable pace
Harvesting each page filled with words
Sometimes thoughts stir one more chase
Notebook always close
Springing forth from anywhere—
Writer’s endless thoughts
Writing with patience
Searching for smallest ember—
Words waken each flame
Quiet solitude
Stillness primes another page—
Words come, flowing free
I have a healthy appetite for solitude. If you don’t, you have no business being a writer.
Always carry a notebook. And I mean always. The short-term memory only retains information for three minutes; unless it is committed to paper you can lose an idea forever.
Will Self (born 1961) is an English author and journalist. He has written numerous published works, which include novels, shorter fiction collections, novellas, and non-fiction collections.
Browsing life’s sketches
With another day
Searching for patterns
Something waits to say
Framing every word
With another thought
Discovering joy
Something ties each knot
Tasting sweet moments
With another page
Blending heartfelt dreams
Something comes of age
Leaving nest empty
With another flight
Seeking novel themes
Something waits to write
Plotting new sketches
With another scene
Finding new patterns
Something stirs, unseen
Every morning I take a few quick minutes to complete a mini crossword puzzle. The short journey helps to focus the mind on my next task. Of course, my thoughts may be pulling together a theme for a new writing sketch as a poem or short story.
A man without words is a man without thought.
Ideas are like rabbits. You get a couple and learn to handle them, and pretty soon you have a dozen.
John Steinbeck (1902-1968) was an American writer. As an author of nearly three dozen books, he was recognized for his ability to bring realism into each one with keen perception and imagination. In 1962, he earned the Nobel Prize for Literature.
Past links with today
Learning fills each tomorrow—
Venturing forward
Day’s epiphany
Outside one’s kitchen window—
Another clue waits
Preparing to share
Crafting yet another verse—
Soul opening up
Early morning hour
Imagination gathers—
Reflections within
Evening’s new anchor
Thinking, reflecting sunset—
Walking beach again
Writer’s empty page
Searching vibrant reflections—
Written words transform
Every precious day
With another step taken—
Rhythm’s magic leads
Three strikes and you’re out
New inning, second chances—
Back in batter’s box
Feeling reclusive
Feeds introvert’s humbleness—
Autographing prose
The story of each stone leads back to a mountain.
Poetry is a way of looking at the world for the first time.
William Stanley Merwin (W. S.) was an American poet with over 50 books of poetry and prose. Over his lifetime (1927-2019), he was honored with numerous awards: including the Pulitzer Prize for Poetry (1971 and 2009) and becoming United States Poet Laureate in 2010.
