Best quotes for midyear motivation and inspiration
How did it get to be the middle of the year so fast!
Certainly those New Year’s writing goals seem a long time ago and need re-examining.
But the beauty of being halfway through this year is there is still one half to go for life-story recording and creating.
So here is a dose of positive quotes to get your inspiration fired up again …
Positive quotes to get started
“Start! I feel that like any journey starting with a first step, a writing project starts with typing or writing the first words. So do not worry about the final version or product but just start writing.” – Jim Hamilton, Waves of Life
“Give me six hours to chop down a tree and I will spend the first four sharpening the axe.” – Abraham Lincoln
“Forget all the rules. Forget about being published. Write for yourself and celebrate writing.” – Melinda Haynes
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Writing words of encouragement
“Write, write and write. Certainly I think writers hear it all the time, but your writing craft is like a muscle that needs to be exercised and it gets easier the more you do it. So just commit and start it.” – John Lawrence, Playing Doctor: Part Two: Residency
“When I am completely myself, entirely alone during the night when I cannot sleep, it is on such occasions that my ideas flow best and most abundantly.” – Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
“Just leave your mind alone; your intuition knows what it wants to write, so get out of the way.” – Ray Bradbury
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Positive quotes to finish strong
“Write your truth without embarrassment. Certainly it’s amazing how examining past unspoken burdens and shame lifts them from your shoulders to leave you feeling freer than before. So the process can be exhilarating.” – Evelyn Kohl LaTorre, Love in Any Language
“When you write a book, you spend day after day scanning and identifying the trees. When you’re done, you have to step back and look at the forest.” – Stephen King, On Writing
“You must often make erasures if you mean to write what is worthy of being read a second time; and don’t labour for the admiration of the crowd, but be content with a few choice readers.” – Horace
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Final say
Midyear is the perfect time to refocus your life-story goals and projects.
Therefore give your writing and creating an added boost with inspiring positive quotes.
Certainly I hope they helped you gain fresh momentum with your memoir, biography, autobiography or other life-story project.
So here’s to staying focused and finishing the year strong.
Happy writing!
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