tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4024721400572472213.post1440109085659135297..comments2024-01-12T00:48:48.031-06:00Comments on Go Teen Writers: Memorial Day Sale and the Last Week for the Go Teen Writers Points StoreStephanie Morrillhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13128389560727867719noreply@blogger.comBlogger27125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4024721400572472213.post-27288907721572278402013-06-15T16:34:08.153-05:002013-06-15T16:34:08.153-05:00Question:
I also have a writing blog and I love ...Question: <br /><br />I also have a writing blog and I love the idea of putting up inspirational writing quotes. Are they copyrighted or anything? What do I have to do?<br /><br />-Marilla Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4024721400572472213.post-17933933606722749642013-05-25T11:55:46.247-05:002013-05-25T11:55:46.247-05:00Those are great, Jesse!Those are great, Jesse!Stephanie Morrillhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13128389560727867719noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4024721400572472213.post-74243617924177642992013-05-25T07:26:03.577-05:002013-05-25T07:26:03.577-05:00It's perfectly okay to write garbage- as long ...It's perfectly okay to write garbage- as long as you edit brilliantly <br />-C.J Cherryh <br /><br />Half my life is an act of revision<br />- John Irving <br /><br />There's no such thing as writers' block. It was invented by the people in California who couldn't write.<br />- Terry Pratchett<br /><br />Jessenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4024721400572472213.post-54933690084044385202013-05-25T04:05:30.963-05:002013-05-25T04:05:30.963-05:00"I love deadlines. I like the whooshing sound..."I love deadlines. I like the whooshing sound they make as they fly by." –Douglas Adams <br />Hahah love it. emiihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02042164350910286833noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4024721400572472213.post-25068438339617033212013-05-24T21:01:25.105-05:002013-05-24T21:01:25.105-05:00Maya, that quote jumped out at me too! Must be a w...Maya, that quote jumped out at me too! Must be a writer thing :)Stephanie Morrillhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13128389560727867719noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4024721400572472213.post-74227755259194533222013-05-24T21:01:04.463-05:002013-05-24T21:01:04.463-05:00Yes, purchasing the Go Teen Writers book counts fo...Yes, purchasing the Go Teen Writers book counts for points too. (Or if someone bought it back in March, that would count as well. It doesn't need to have been bought this month for it to count.)Stephanie Morrillhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13128389560727867719noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4024721400572472213.post-63885169108216631812013-05-24T18:09:58.192-05:002013-05-24T18:09:58.192-05:00These are all so cool! This isn't technically ...These are all so cool! This isn't technically a writing quote, but it's a really cool Harry Potter quote, and I feel like it says a lot about writing.<br /><br />“Of course it is happening inside your head, Harry, but why on earth should that mean that it is not real?”<br />-Albus Dumbledore (J.K. Rowling)Mayanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4024721400572472213.post-32638249551144593132013-05-24T16:23:32.901-05:002013-05-24T16:23:32.901-05:00Does purchasing the Go Teen Writers book count for...Does purchasing the Go Teen Writers book count for points or can you just purchase the other two for points ?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4024721400572472213.post-80320955604447005082013-05-24T15:33:02.092-05:002013-05-24T15:33:02.092-05:00"The role of a writer is not to say what we a..."The role of a writer is not to say what we all can say,but what we are unable to say." - Anias NinLydia Brugerehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09517914777314328661noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4024721400572472213.post-72527724484248029242013-05-24T12:23:09.248-05:002013-05-24T12:23:09.248-05:00I really ought to send you the points that I did g...I really ought to send you the points that I did get ... there aren't very many though.<br /><br />Ah ... here is a perfect excuse to raid my "Inspiring words" pinboard!<br /><br />“I think I did pretty well, considering I started out with nothing but a bunch of blank paper." - Steve Martin<br /><br />"A professional writer is a amateur that didn't quit." - Richard Bach.<br /><br />"When you start writing, the magic comes when the characters seem to take a life of their own and write the words themselves." - Alice Hoffman.<br /><br />"You can make anything by writing." - C.S. LewisKendra E. Ardnekhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03593051552921296108noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4024721400572472213.post-31816788407800434942013-05-24T11:25:38.969-05:002013-05-24T11:25:38.969-05:00Love that quote, Rachel! :-)Love that quote, Rachel! :-)Jill Williamsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11943570354349667196noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4024721400572472213.post-61649899548720923882013-05-24T11:24:46.276-05:002013-05-24T11:24:46.276-05:00Ooh, those are wonderful, Rachel! Thanks for shari...Ooh, those are wonderful, Rachel! Thanks for sharing. And fun idea to put them on your walls.Jill Williamsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11943570354349667196noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4024721400572472213.post-44486871856040204992013-05-24T11:23:32.289-05:002013-05-24T11:23:32.289-05:00I'm sorry you lost your document, Katia! That ...I'm sorry you lost your document, Katia! That is so discouraging. <br /><br />Thanks for sharing those other quotes. Love them. :-)Jill Williamsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11943570354349667196noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4024721400572472213.post-46752615419010977032013-05-24T11:21:51.756-05:002013-05-24T11:21:51.756-05:00Cool, Sarah! Thanks for sharing!Cool, Sarah! Thanks for sharing!Jill Williamsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11943570354349667196noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4024721400572472213.post-21268913959449489652013-05-24T11:21:13.423-05:002013-05-24T11:21:13.423-05:00That's great, Hannah. Very inspiring.That's great, Hannah. Very inspiring.Jill Williamsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11943570354349667196noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4024721400572472213.post-5720761376237901202013-05-24T11:20:50.011-05:002013-05-24T11:20:50.011-05:00Nice, Rachel! I love those. Thanks for sharing the...Nice, Rachel! I love those. Thanks for sharing them.Jill Williamsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11943570354349667196noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4024721400572472213.post-40076711859570953092013-05-24T11:20:11.891-05:002013-05-24T11:20:11.891-05:00Fabulous, Cait! I love that. :-)Fabulous, Cait! I love that. :-)Jill Williamsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11943570354349667196noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4024721400572472213.post-61566635816574655372013-05-24T09:51:37.794-05:002013-05-24T09:51:37.794-05:00I really like that one too Hannah. :) I was going ...I really like that one too Hannah. :) I was going to post about it, but I saw you already had. Probably part of the reason I started writing in the first place.Rachel Leilahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17456749696108852628noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4024721400572472213.post-49175484166790463292013-05-24T09:50:24.094-05:002013-05-24T09:50:24.094-05:00Oh, Alright!
Thanks! I'll take advantage of ...Oh, Alright! <br />Thanks! I'll take advantage of that opportunity then. :) Rachel Leilahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17456749696108852628noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4024721400572472213.post-2982566449158121412013-05-24T09:34:54.496-05:002013-05-24T09:34:54.496-05:00It wasn't on the original list, Rachel, but wh...It wasn't on the original list, Rachel, but when we decided to do the sale we added it :)Stephanie Morrillhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13128389560727867719noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4024721400572472213.post-83813720695312167872013-05-24T09:33:39.693-05:002013-05-24T09:33:39.693-05:00Haha, as I was reading through the quotes I couldn...Haha, as I was reading through the quotes I couldn't help but think of Michael Crichton's "Books aren't written, they're rewritten" Then I came to your last quote and thought, bingo!<br /><br />One of my favorites ic By CS Lewis (surprise surprise!)<br />"Even in literature and art, no man who bothers about originality will ever be original: whereas if you simply try to tell the truth (without caring twopence how often it has been told before) you will, nine times out of ten, become original without ever having noticed it." - CS Lewis<br /><br />Of course you don't want to completely copy a different story, but I shouldn't concentrate to much energy on worrying about originality either. <br /><br />Also, slight side note. We get points for the Go Teen Writer's book? I don't recall it being on the original list, but is it 50 points too?Rachel Leilahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17456749696108852628noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4024721400572472213.post-37481024882981211092013-05-24T09:09:28.135-05:002013-05-24T09:09:28.135-05:00I collect writing quotes and someday I want to put...I collect writing quotes and someday I want to put a few on my wall in vynal lettering. Here are three of my favorites...<br /><br /> 1. There is only one trait that marks a writer. He is always watching. It’s a kind of trick of the mind and he is born with it. ~ Morley Callagahan <br /> <br /> 2. Close the door. Write with no one looking over your shoulder. Don’t try to figure out what other people want to hear from you; figure out what you have to say. It’s the one and only thing you have to offer. ~Barbra Kingsolver<br /> <br /> 3. You don’t find out you’re an artist because you do something really well. You find out you’re an artist because when you fail you have something within you—strength or belief or just craziness—that picks you back up again. ~Junot Diaz<br />Rachel Scoresbyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12484829950318142747noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4024721400572472213.post-89996244280529806912013-05-24T07:32:55.499-05:002013-05-24T07:32:55.499-05:00I like that Tolkien one. It's so fitting for w...I like that Tolkien one. It's so fitting for what I'm doing right now. I lost my first draft because of accidentally deleting the document while trying to move them around on an iPad, and so I'm literally rewriting 2/3s of it. <br /><br />I also like Ray Bradbury's "You must stay drunk on writing, so reality cannot destroy you."<br />I found this quote in some art museum, which I thought was cool. <br />"Being inexhaustible, life and nature are a constant stimulus for a creative mind."<br />-Hans Hoffman<br /><br />I haven't been doing much with the GTW store. The last month of school and homework has been taking up all of my time. Maybe next time, though.<br />Thanks for the post, Jill! It was inspiring.<br />KatiaAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4024721400572472213.post-39335889282182811092013-05-24T07:26:18.455-05:002013-05-24T07:26:18.455-05:00This isn't by a famous person, but it's on...This isn't by a famous person, but it's one of my favorites:<br /><br />“Without darkness, light cannot shine. Life has value because death exists. Suffering creates the worst villains, but it also creates the greatest heroes. And, having the Creator of the universe within us, we have the capacity to create, and create well, as much or more as any secular author.”- Jake of the Sadaar, UG member and former Sentinel<br /><br />Jake, BTW, is a friend of mine from a forum we're both on.Sarah Penningtonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06377945004067760298noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4024721400572472213.post-1524750392988903942013-05-24T07:25:47.352-05:002013-05-24T07:25:47.352-05:00My favourite writing quote:
"If there is a b...My favourite writing quote:<br /><br />"If there is a book that you really want to read but it hasn't been written yet, then you must write it." ~ Toni MorrisonAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11828772181763803223noreply@blogger.com