When I look at all the writers who have won coveted prizes and all the filmmakers and artists who have had success, what I notice is that they are the ones who actually filled out the applications for fellowships and sent their work around for critique and rejection; they are the ones who locked themselves in rooms and worked at it; they are the ones who did what was required; they are the ones who allowed themselves to be beginners and to begin at the beginning and do the next obvious thing.
~Cary Tennis of Salon.com
"Decide what you want, decide what you are willing to exchange for it. Establish your priorities and go to work." -- H. L. Hunt
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Good, motivating quotes, I especially liked the first one. I find it comforting to remember that becoming a successful writer is as much about being organised, disciplined and sending off the submissions as it is about talent. It seems easier that way somehow.
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