Love Quotes

First off, I want to thank everyone who checked out Sherry Isaac's great post from Saturday. The blog was a busy place over the weekend, that's for sure.

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Lately I've been playing around with my new toy, Twitter. It's so much fun, in an addicting, who's going to say what next kind of way. In honor of the upcoming holiday, I've searched for some Valentine's related quotes to post on my Twitter feed. They have to be 140 characters or less, and some of them are pretty cool. Thought I'd post them here, so you can have a little Twitter fun without actually staring at your computer screen for hours at a time the way I do.

 I think this one is the best one: 

“You know you're in love when you can't fall asleep because reality is finally better than your dreams.” ― Dr. Seuss

And these are good, too:

Love is the magician that pulls man out of his own hat. ~Ben Hecht

Loving is not just looking at each other, it's looking in the same direction. ~Antoine de Saint-Exupéry, Wind, Sand, and Stars, 1939

"A very small degree of hope is sufficient to cause the birth of love." ~ Henri B. Stendhal

 

Can't argue with any of these:

"Women are expensive. Their happiness requires maintenance." --Captain Sarasa

“You only live once, but if you do it right, once is enough.” ― Mae West

“A woman has got to love a bad man once or twice in her life to be thankful for a good one.” ― Elizabeth Taylor

And would you believe Einstein and Aerosmith in the same set?

 "You can't blame gravity for falling in love." ~ Albert Einstein

"Falling in love is so hard on the knees." ~ Aerosmith 

 Anyone can catch your eye, but it takes someone special to catch your heart. ~Author Unknown

That's it for now. Feel free to borrow any of these quotes and share them with your Valentine...or Twitter feed. And keep an eye on my blog because on Wednesday, I'll have my Deadly Delight blog tour wrap-up and giveaway. You could win a framed copy of the cover art done by my sister, Liza Rancourt-Fennimore. Check it out! and Happy Valentine's Day!

Peace,

Liv

Keeping It Real

Today I am most fortunate to have a guest post from the lovely Sherry Isaac. She is an award-winning writer whose work sometimes takes her to unexpected places. Read on to see whether or not we can all truly call ourselves writers...

E R, the two most important letters to a writer. Er can mean a lot of things to those who have chosen this profession called writing. Or has the profession chosen us?

Er, what should I blog about?

Er, should I open my WIP, or watch Grey’s Anatomy?

Er, how will I build my platform? Er, should I build a website or blog? Er, plotter, or pantster?

But the great E R is also a suffix. By definition, one who writes is a writER. That is how the English language is constructed. One who paints is a painter, one who counts is a counter, one who kisses is a kisser. The act of doing makes one a doer.

So why is it that when a new, as yet unpublished writer confesses their craft, she is asked to support her claim with a published book.

No matter how much talent or promise, no matter how many years spent learning the craft, no matter how many queries are made, no matter how many partials or fulls are requested, no matter how close she has come, if a book can not be found on a shelf in the local bookstore with her name in bold letters on the cover, the pronouncement is made.

“Oh, you’re not a real writer,” comes the verdict, through lips so pinched the speaker might be sucking on lemons.

I’m not?

Really?

Then from where, pray tell, did the reams and reams of printed pages in my office come from?

Embracing the phrase, I am a writer, is a risk. The confession opens us up to scrutiny, people ask for proof, so until you score that NYT label, you may want to tread carefully, and be selective about whom you share your profession with.

Ray Bradbury, in his address to to The Point Loma Nazarene University, shared this bit of advice:

“Get rid of friends who don’t believe in you.”

Well. we may not have to go so far as getting rid of friends. (I surely won’t. Nerd that I am, friends are hard to come by!)

Some friends will come around, and learn to respect your title. They may become your greatest cheerleaders. But you may want to prepare yourself, and appreciate that some friends can only see you for who you are on their terms, not yours.

So, what does this mean? Should you keep who you are a secret?

No way.

The proclamation, I am a writer, can give you wings, validation, and the attitude shift to take you from amateur to professional. It can take you from wishing you might be published to knowing you will be. It can sit your butt in the chair and do the work. As writer, you create the characters, construct the journey, build new worlds.

And isn’t that what the job is all about?

~

Raised by Nancy Drew and Jane Marple, Alice Munro Short Story Award winner and Maggie Finalist Sherry Isaac’s novels and short stories weave the common thread of everyday life, love and forgiveness into tales that transcend all things, including the grave. Find Sherry on the web, follow her on Twitter, like her on Facebook and read her blog posts at Romance & Beyond.

Thanks Sherry! I feel so....VALIDATED...What do you guys think? Do you ever introduce yourself as a writer? or an artist? or a musician? And is it a comfortable fit?

Peace,

Liv