Word by Word

Practical insights for writers from Jessica P Morrell

Archive for April, 2013

Why I Write

Although I’ve written since childhood, it took me years to settle into the writing life of passionate interplay with words and ideas. I write because I find myself in writing. Writing helps me think clearer, teases me with questions, helps me figure out my life and my whirling thoughts once I type them onto a […]

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File under I for Inspiration

       “Most highly successful people carry around a  bulky legacy of failures, humiliations, and dumb actions. The truly wise ones know that these potholes are not necessarily behind them. What this means is that they allowed nothing kill their will to succeed. And while they may have made countless mistakes, it’s unlikely that they ever […]

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      I think there are two    types of writers, the architects and the gardeners. The architects plan everything ahead of time, like an architect building a house. They know how many rooms are going to be in the house, what kind of roof they’re going to have, where the wires are going to run, […]

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