“Adventure ... is what might otherwise be called hardship if it were attempted in a different spirit.” IfsDifferentMightSpiritAdventureHardship Author:Laura Miller
“Writers would be warm, loyal, and otherwise terrific people-if only they'd stop writing.” PeopleIfsWritingWould BeWarmLoyalTerrific Author:Laura Miller
“Adventure,' then, is what might otherwise be called hardship if it were attempted in a different spirit. Turning a difficult task or a perilous journey into an adventure is largely a matter of telling yourself the right story about it, which is one thing that Lewis's child characters have learned from reading, 'the right books.” IfsChildrenBookDifferentMatterCharacterStoriesMightSpiritReadingDifficultOne ThingJourneyAdventureTasksHardshipDifficult Tasks Author:Laura Miller
“If we weigh the significance of a book by the effect it has on its readers, then the great children's books suddenly turn up very high on the list.” IfsChildrenBookTurnsEffectsReaderListsSignificanceChildren's Books Author:Laura Miller
“There is a perfect someone, even if the road to that someone isn’t all that perfect.” IfsPerfect Author:Laura Miller
“Make no mistake, the organizations website counsels. You will be writing a lot of crap. And thats a good thing. By forcing yourself to write so intensely, you are giving yourself permission to make mistakes. To forgo the endless tweaking and editing and just create. I am not the first person to point out that writing a lot of crap doesnt sound like a particularly fruitful way to spend an entire month, even if it is November.” IfsWayGivingWritingFirstsPersonsSoundMistakeMonthsOrganizationGood ThingsEndlessMaking MistakesPermissionCrapEditingWebsiteNovemberFirst PersonGiving Yourself Author:Laura Miller
