Virtue is its own reward, and brings with it the truest and highest pleasure; but if we cultivate it only for pleasure’s sake, we are selfish, not religious, and will never gain the pleasure, because we can never have the virtue – John Henry Newman Writing is not for the …
Yet for them the lilac renewed its leaf, And the aged elm, though touched with fire; And the dry pump flung up an awkward arm; And the fence post carried a strand of wire. For them there was really nothing sad. – Robert Frost, from “The Need of Being Versed …
I started really thinking about writing my first novel nearly three years ago. Let me just say that it has been a long and winding road since then! When I first came up with the idea, I focused on the commercial nature of the story, if it could sell, if …
Some writers confuse authenticity, which they ought always to aim at, with originality, which they should never bother about. – W.H. Auden In our previous post on How To Write Every Day we discussed the origins of all writing and the necessity for Inspiration. You can revisit that post here. …
