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Thought For The Day: To Be A Writer, You Must Read and Write A Lot

Posted on April 25, 2018 by alohapromisesforever

“If you want to be a writer, you must do two things above all others: read a lot and write a lot. There’s no way around these two things that I’m aware of, no shortcut.” – Stephen King Personally, if … Continue reading →

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Time Spent With the Harvard Classics: Richard Steele – The Spectator Club

Posted on March 1, 2018 by alohapromisesforever

Living from approximately March 12, 1672 through September 1, 1729, Sir Richard Steele was an Irish writer, playwright and politician remembered primarily for co-founding along with his friend, Joseph Addison, several magazines including The Tatler and The Spectator. You may read The Spectator Club … Continue reading →

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Thought For the Day: The Difference Between Clever and Smart Is Important

Posted on December 11, 2017 by alohapromisesforever

“You can tell whether a man is clever by his answers. You can tell whether a man is wise by his questions.” – Naguib Mahfouz, writer, Nobel laureate (11 Dec 1911-2006)

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Thought For the Day: Our Lives Are the Clay From Which We Create

Posted on August 24, 2017 by alohapromisesforever

“A writer — and, I believe, generally all persons — must think that whatever happens to him or her is a resource. All things have been given to us for a purpose, and an artist must feel this more intensely. … Continue reading →