“In [writing] fiction, every sentence is its own reward.” WritingFictionRewardsSentencesWriting Fiction Author:Amy Tan
“Sing in the shower. Dance to the radio. Tell stories. Write a poem to a friend, even a lousy poem. Do it as well as you possibly can. You will get an enormous reward. You will have created something.” WritingWellsStoriesRewardsRadioEnormousShowersBearable Book:A Man Without a Country Source: A Man Without a Country
“Writing is so hard.... The first draft writing is so hard that sometimes in the beginning, before the work itself takes over, carrying you on its flood, you must give yourself rewards. "When I write this chapter, I can call my boyfriend." "When I finish one page more, I can get an ice cream cone." "If I write this section, I'll find a check in the mail."” IfsGivingWritingFirstsI CanSometimesHardPagesRewardsChecksIceMailChaptersFloodCreamSectionsIce CreamMy BoyfriendConesIce Cream Cones Author:Sophy Burnham
“I am asking you all not to be nettled with me for not answering your letter in spanish I read spanish very well but I don't write it. The image of Stanley Dixon sitting and pondering is one of the rewards of sea turtle research, and a thing I shall often sit and ponder.” WritingWellsSeaResearchSittingLettersAskingRewardsMarinePonderingTurtlesStanleySea Turtle Book:So Excellent a Fishe: A Natural History of Sea Turtles Source: So Excellent a Fishe: A Natural History of Sea Turtles