"I want AI to do my laundry and dishes so that I can do art and writing, not for AI to do my art and writing so that I can do my laundry and dishes." ~ Joanna Maciejewska / @AuthorJMac

"Moving back into the spaces where the loss occurred can be soothing. Turning it over in my hands and finding new language through which to tell the story, yet again, reminds me of who I was and who I am." ~ Karen Paul brevity.wordpress.com/2026/1…

"Writing is a funny business. You sit in your room and listen to voices and write everything down. What kind of a profession is that?" ~ William Kittredge

"You can start by sharing one scene or even one moment. You can write it down and never publish it. You can show it to one person you trust before anyone else sees it." ~ Dr. Kyle Elliott brevity.wordpress.com/2026/1…

"Writing had required privacy, slowness and uncertainty. Publishing, as I found out, came with its own costume department." ~ Maria Meitern brevity.wordpress.com/2026/1…

"I think it's much more interesting to live not knowing than to have answers which might be wrong." ~ Richard Feynman

"Change, when it comes, cracks everything open." ~ Dorothy Allison

"I tire just thinking about the strict regimens of Haruki Murakami, Stephen King, Maya Angelou, Ernest Hemingway. The hours at their desks for some, the compulsory word count for others. Bless them." ~ Donna Cameron brevity.wordpress.com/2026/1…

"It seems many of us have no time and frazzled brains in this AI age, bombarded by constant content and endless reels. Our attention is all over the place. It is a struggle for all of us to protect our precious reading time." ~ Natalie Serianni brevity.wordpress.com/2026/1…

"Maybe the desire to make something beautiful is the piece of God that is inside each of us.” ~ Mary Oliver

“I believe that the memoir is the novel of the 21st century; it’s an amazing form that we haven’t even begun to tap…we’re just getting started figuring out what the rules are.” ~ Susan Cheever

"Something happens when you-the-writer make that switch and it isn’t subtle, at least not to me. The “you” version asks the reader to agree with an argument. The “I” version doesn’t ask them anything." ~ Huck Smith brevity.wordpress.com/2026/1…

"It’s not surprising that a memoir about a lost identity, a world turned upside down, and the search for truth has been difficult to write and equally challenging to structure." ~ Margo Warren brevity.wordpress.com/2026/1…

"Both now and for always, I intend to hold fast to my belief in the hidden strength of the human spirit." ~ Andrei Sakharov

“You’re always looking for a way to see the world as if you’ve never seen it before. As if you’d never really got used to living here on this planet.” ~ Martin Amis

"If your main objective is to leave a written legacy for someone in the future to find, it’s certainly doable. That’s what my dad did, and I’m so happy to have his memories on paper." ~ Jan Hogle brevity.wordpress.com/2026/1…

"I think we’re all born with potential, and while it takes thousands of hours of practice to turn that potential into something real, making that kind of commitment is what life is all about." ~ Bonnie Garmus

"Storytelling is what you do best, and your book contains more stories than the ones on its pages. Those stories deserve a life of their own—and can be good companions for your book on its publication journey." ~ Andrea Firth brevity.wordpress.com/2026/1…

"We all have our moments; some writers are just better at hiding it. Writing can wring you out, turn you inside out, make you wonder Why Do We Even Do This?" ~ Charlotte Donlon brevity.wordpress.com/2026/1…

"Nothing is more satisfying than to write a good sentence...it is a pleasure to achieve, if one can, a clear running prose that is simple yet full of surprises. This does not just happen. It requires skill, hard work, a good ear, and continued practice." ~ Barbara W. Tuchman