Finding inspiration

QUOTE OF THE DAY:  Jack London had a simple formula for finding inspiration as a writer.

You can't wait for inspiration, you have to go after it with a club. -- Jack London 

Sounds like he would have been a good newspaperman. I've worn out a few clubs.

WORD OF THE DAY: I found this sentence the other day on NYTimes.com. And now, three years since Mr. Robinson died at age 88, the state that once subjugated him has put its money and imprimatur on a museum devoted to his life and legacy.

Naturally, I had to look up imprimatur.

It means a license to print or publish especially by Roman Catholic episcopal authority; approval of a publication under circumstances of official censorship; or a mark of approval or distinction.

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• You really DO need an editor

• Reminders for would-be novelists

• What I do when I'm editing

• What I charge (it's a deal) and what I edit

• Slogging through the Internet

• J-school: More eyes on your stories

• J-school: Go out and learn

• Rookie mistakes for magazine writers

BLOG ENTRIES BY TOM GILLISPIE

• Resume for a writer and editor

• An editor's views on powerful writing

• Advice for be and would-be novelists

• Links to TG's stories online

• Favorite quotes

• What I do when I'm editing

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• Days with rainbows

• A desperate writer working in the dark

• Yer OUTTA there!

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