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kennyc · 10-03-2015, 01:31 PM

"Anthony Burgess once said that the dream seldom survives the first paragraph. And Edith Wharton, quoting an old French proverb, wrote, 'I Dream of an eagle, I give birth to a hummingbird.' All Writing is about that gap -- no that chasm -- between expectation and final product.
A veritable Grand Canyon. It is the very thing that induces writer's block. I say that we writers should just expect that disappointment, not be surprised by it. Expect it, sidestep it, move on."
- Jane Yolen Interlude I Dream of an Eagle from Take Joy.

10-03-2015, 01:31 PM	#46
kennyc The Dank Side of the Moon Posts: 35,922 Karma: 119747553 Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Denver, CO Device: Kindle2 & PW, Onyx Boox Go6	"Anthony Burgess once said that the dream seldom survives the first paragraph. And Edith Wharton, quoting an old French proverb, wrote, 'I Dream of an eagle, I give birth to a hummingbird.' All Writing is about that gap -- no that chasm -- between expectation and final product. A veritable Grand Canyon. It is the very thing that induces writer's block. I say that we writers should just expect that disappointment, not be surprised by it. Expect it, sidestep it, move on." - Jane Yolen Interlude I Dream of an Eagle from Take Joy. Last edited by kennyc; 10-03-2015 at 03:23 PM.