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Ellen Potter Quotes

I don’t plot my novels - I move along with my characters Picture Quote #1

One professor in college told me flat out I wasn’t good enough to enter the creative writing program. I saved that letter and promised myself I would send it back to her when my first book came out Picture Quote #1

I resisted children’s writing for a long time. I saw myself as a writer of literary fiction. But I had so much more fun writing kids’ books Picture Quote #1

If E.B. White were writing in 2013, would there be a ‘Charlotte’s Web’ trailer and an @SomePig Twitter account? I doubt it. Yet, in a way, he’d be missing out because I’m beginning to think that some of this noise is worth making - and some of it is worth hearing, too Picture Quote #1

I write about two hours a day, and I write in fits and spurts - 45 minutes here, a half-hour there - and when I get stuck, which happens often, I take the dogs for a walk. But during the time when I’m not actually writing, I’m thinking Picture Quote #1

I pretty much always knew I wanted to be a writer. I was writing goofy stories when I was 7 or 8. That was what I call ‘wishful-thinking writing.’ I grew up in the city and always wanted a horse, but there was no way I was getting a horse. So I wrote all these stories about kids who had horses. It’s still fun entering these other worlds Picture Quote #1

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I had a blog where I tried to be transparent while giving away nothing. I tweeted and Facebooked badly. As a writer, your ‘voice’ is your calling card, yet my voice was becoming indistinguishable from billions of other voices Picture Quote #1

A lot of times, when I go back to books I loved when I was young, I don’t quite understand what it was that I loved about them. Rereading ‘The Secret Garden,’ I felt a lot like Mary feels when she visits her garden Picture Quote #1

They [the Hardscrabbles]never enjoyed it when adults playfully lied to them. The adults always think they’re being amusing and imaginative, just like children. But kids never lie playfully. They lie as if their lives depended on it Picture Quote #1

I resisted children’s writing for a long time. I saw myself as a writer of literary fiction. But I had so much more fun writing kids’ books Picture Quote #1

I’ve reread ‘The Secret Garden’ every year as an adult. I have a battered copy on my bookshelf - it’s really quite a mess! The experience of reading the novel keeps deepening for me Picture Quote #1

One professor in college told me flat out I wasn’t good enough to enter the creative writing program. I saved that letter and promised myself I would send it back to her when my first book came out Picture Quote #1

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All great adventures have moments that are really crap Picture Quote #1

People should have all their big adventures while they’re still under the age of fourteen. If you don’t, you start to lose your passion for big adventures. It just begins to fade away bit by bit and then you forget you ever wanted adventures in the first place Picture Quote #1

Memory, in my opinion, is a complete noodle. It hangs on the silliest things but forgets the stuff that really matters Picture Quote #1

Jeremy used to hate it when she was younger because someone in her class told her redheads were freaks of nature.But our mother told her that redheads were genetically more courageous than other people and that she should always where her hair long,like a wariors badge of honor Picture Quote #1

Look, when do the really interesting things happen? Not when you’ve brushed your teeth and put on your pyjamas and are cozy in bed. They happen when you are cold and uncomfortable and hungry and don’t have a roof over your head for the night Picture Quote #1

It’s alarming how quickly people adjust to adventures when they are in one. You really have to work at being astonished by life Picture Quote #1

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I don’t plot my novels - I move along with my characters (Ellen Potter Quotes) One professor in college told me flat out I wasn’t good enough to enter the creative writing program. I saved that letter and promised myself I would send it back to her when my first book came out. (Ellen Potter Quotes) I resisted children’s writing for a long time. I saw myself as a writer of literary fiction. But I had so much more fun writing kids’ books. (Ellen Potter Quotes) If E.B. White were writing in 2013, would there be a ‘Charlotte’s Web’ trailer and an @SomePig Twitter account? I doubt it. Yet, in a way, he’d be missing out because I’m beginning to think that some of this noise is worth making - and some of it is worth hearing, too (Ellen Potter Quotes) I write about two hours a day, and I write in fits and spurts - 45 minutes here, a half-hour there - and when I get stuck, which happens often, I take the dogs for a walk. But during the time when I’m not actually writing, I’m thinking (Ellen Potter Quotes) I pretty much always knew I wanted to be a writer. I was writing goofy stories when I was 7 or 8. That was what I call ‘wishful-thinking writing.’ I grew up in the city and always wanted a horse, but there was no way I was getting a horse. So I wrote all these stories about kids who had horses. It’s still fun entering these other worlds (Ellen Potter Quotes) I had a blog where I tried to be transparent while giving away nothing. I tweeted and Facebooked badly. As a writer, your ‘voice’ is your calling card, yet my voice was becoming indistinguishable from billions of other voices (Ellen Potter Quotes) A lot of times, when I go back to books I loved when I was young, I don’t quite understand what it was that I loved about them. Rereading ‘The Secret Garden,’ I felt a lot like Mary feels when she visits her garden (Ellen Potter Quotes) They [the Hardscrabbles]never enjoyed it when adults playfully lied to them. The adults always think they’re being amusing and imaginative, just like children. But kids never lie playfully. They lie as if their lives depended on it (Ellen Potter Quotes) I resisted children’s writing for a long time. I saw myself as a writer of literary fiction. But I had so much more fun writing kids’ books (Ellen Potter Quotes) I’ve reread ‘The Secret Garden’ every year as an adult. I have a battered copy on my bookshelf - it’s really quite a mess! The experience of reading the novel keeps deepening for me (Ellen Potter Quotes) One professor in college told me flat out I wasn’t good enough to enter the creative writing program. I saved that letter and promised myself I would send it back to her when my first book came out (Ellen Potter Quotes) All great adventures have moments that are really crap (Ellen Potter Quotes) People should have all their big adventures while they’re still under the age of fourteen. If you don’t, you start to lose your passion for big adventures. It just begins to fade away bit by bit and then you forget you ever wanted adventures in the first place (Ellen Potter Quotes) Memory, in my opinion, is a complete noodle. It hangs on the silliest things but forgets the stuff that really matters (Ellen Potter Quotes) Jeremy used to hate it when she was younger because someone in her class told her redheads were freaks of nature.But our mother told her that redheads were genetically more courageous than other people and that she should always where her hair long,like a wariors badge of honor (Ellen Potter Quotes) Look, when do the really interesting things happen? Not when you’ve brushed your teeth and put on your pyjamas and are cozy in bed. They happen when you are cold and uncomfortable and hungry and don’t have a roof over your head for the night (Ellen Potter Quotes) It’s alarming how quickly people adjust to adventures when they are in one. You really have to work at being astonished by life (Ellen Potter Quotes)