I must admit I was inspired by a saying for one of my own manuscripts. So when I stumbled upon this post today, I had to pass the concept along. Sometimes, all it takes is a small seed, or concept, to jumpstart you into writing an entire story!
Post your favorite phrase or saying to comments. Maybe you'll inspire someone's writing!
Search for phrases:
http://www.phrases.org.uk/
Happy Phrasing,
Marissa
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I am no expert, but here's something I've said to my kids since the first one was old enough to understand the concept.
ReplyDelete"A mistake is never a mistake, unless you don't learn from it."
So keep writing, reading, searching, brainstorming and yes, making mistakes. I wonder what will be that last mistake I make just before an agent offers to represent me???
What are your thought?
I love it, Sheri -- and it's such a timely thought because I just posted something about mistakes a second before I read this! You are a wise woman. (Of course, I think one of the posts I was talking about was on your blog :-D)
ReplyDeleteThanks for the great link! I've bookmarked it.
ReplyDeleteI love this phrase, although I don't know who said it:
"You don't have to believe everything you think."
Thanks for commenting. From sayings of wisdom to phrases we've heard time and time again, inspiration is easy to find!
ReplyDeleteWhat a fun, searchable web site! Thanks for the info.
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