The Life of a Writer

Posted on October 5, 2023 by mitchteemley

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“Writing is a socially acceptable form of schizophrenia.” ~E.L. Doctorow

    “There is no greater agony than bearing an untold story inside you.” ~Maya Angelou

“Each writer is born with a repertory company in his head. As you get older, you become more skillful at casting them.” ~Gore Vidal

“I write to give myself strength. I write to be the characters that I am not. I write to explore all the things I’m afraid of.” ~Joss Whedon

“There is something delicious about writing the first words of a story. You never quite know where they’ll take you.” ~Beatrix Potter

“We write to taste life twice.” ~Anaïs Nin

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36 Responses to The Life of a Writer

  1. Cindy Georgakas says:
    October 5, 2023 at 11:33 am

    love this Mich😁

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  2. WritingfromtheheartwithBrian says:
    October 5, 2023 at 11:49 am

    Love Gore Vidal’s quote. It’s so true, all those people in the writer’s head and all of them needing to know their motivation, their lines, their arch. It’s tiring just thinking about — No wonder us writers tend to be a bit crazy. Ha, ha.

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  3. joynealkidney says:
    October 5, 2023 at 12:10 pm

    “The best way to write a story is to start by figuring out how you want it to end. Come to think of it, that’s the best way to live your life too.” – Mitch Teemley

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  4. Scott says:
    October 5, 2023 at 12:12 pm

    “We write to taste life twice.” ~Anaïs Nin

    How true.

    I began journaling a few weeks after I got sober. Today as I look back at some of my earliest (private) entries, man… It was quite apparent that I was writing to express a great deal of fear that I was experiencing. But as I continue reading day after day, year after year, it’s pretty awesome to see the miracle of God’s work in my life that took me from a life filled with uncertainty to a life filled with His joy and purpose! 

    Thanks for the reminder that I need to keep journaling, Mitch. 🙂       

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  5. Vera Day says:
    October 5, 2023 at 12:19 pm

    LOL! Great writing quotes!

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  6. Debi Walter says:
    October 5, 2023 at 12:27 pm

    “Writers write” is the one quote that inspired me most. I have been journaling since 1989 and I’m on my 82nd journal. It is amazing to see the growth in my life that I wouldn’t have realized without them. Writing is how I process life. This is and inspiring post. Thanks Mitch.

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  7. Daniel Kemp says:
    October 5, 2023 at 12:42 pm

    I also found this quote to be true and inspiring– “We write to taste life twice.” ~Anaïs Nin

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  9. Paul Bowler says:
    October 5, 2023 at 1:32 pm

    Well said, great quotes!

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  10. jenidriscoll says:
    October 5, 2023 at 1:47 pm

    Love these!

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  11. kyknoord says:
    October 5, 2023 at 1:48 pm

    I write because the report is incomplete and we have a deadline.

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  12. John W. Howell says:
    October 5, 2023 at 1:57 pm

    Super, Mitch

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  13. anitashope says:
    October 5, 2023 at 2:52 pm

    Excellent truths and I write to do the same.

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  14. Miriam Hurdle says:
    October 5, 2023 at 3:36 pm

    It’s theraputic, Mitch!

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  15. annieasksyou says:
    October 5, 2023 at 3:42 pm

    That’s such a good amalgam, Mitch. They all seem to fit.

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  16. Mike and Kellye Hefner says:
    October 5, 2023 at 3:48 pm

    So true, so true! Great quotes, Mitch.

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  17. Todd R says:
    October 5, 2023 at 5:22 pm

    I empathize with that worm

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  18. Celebrate His Love says:
    October 5, 2023 at 6:03 pm

    I agree with everyone else… love the quotes. Beatrix Potter is one of my favorites, and even that little quote is as sweet as her stories! ☺️

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  19. Nancy Homlitas says:
    October 5, 2023 at 7:29 pm

    This is a great selection of quotes, Mitch. I’d like to add that writing is fun/painful. 🙂

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  20. Yeah, Another Blogger says:
    October 6, 2023 at 11:03 am

    Good quotes. My faves are the ones by Doctorow and Nin.

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  21. Mary Anne Abdo says:
    October 8, 2023 at 5:52 pm

    Great quotes. Especially the one from Maya Angelou, that quote certainly resonated with me.

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  22. Susan Strasser, Blogger & Memoirist says:
    October 9, 2023 at 7:43 pm

    the worm is the best! of course! I have my BEST conversations with myself lol

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  23. authorstephanieparkermckean says:
    October 25, 2023 at 3:51 pm

    Great quotes! I especially like “we write to taste life twice.”

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  24. Khairul says:
    October 28, 2023 at 11:13 pm

    great quotes!

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