The Joy of Writing

 

“Anything you love, you do it. It’s got to be with a great sense of fun. Writing is not a serious business. It’s a joy and a celebration. You should be having fun at it. Ignore the authors who say, oh my god, what work, oh Jesus Christ . . . you know. No, to hell with that. It is not work. If it’s work, stop it, and do something else.” 

 

—Ray Bradbury (1920-2012), writer, in “Telling the Truth,” the keynote address of The Sixth Annual Writers’ Symposium by the Sea, Point Loma Nazarene University, 2001.

 

 

 

Editorial Comment: And you can nudge the world a little.

 

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“I don’t think writers are sacred, but words are. They deserve respect. If you get the right ones, in the right order, you can nudge the world a little.” —Tom Stoppard