Porthole

Write. That's the only commandment; all else is commentary.

Stealing from tah2o. Hers is funny though "Invalid Entry" 

Mine? Not:

“This morning I took out a comma and this afternoon I put it back again.” ~ Oscar Wilde

I may have done this as a child but rarely do I do this now as I am easily bored. I'd find something else to do. Still sometimes progress with a piece seems frustrating and pointless.

“Cut out all these exclamation points. An exclamation point is like laughing at your own joke.” ~ F. Scott Fitzgerald

I use them because it saves words. However, there are times I dispense with exclamation points, quotation marks and question marks when it's obvious and redundant.

“Inspiration is a guest that does not willingly visit the lazy.” ~ Pyotr Tchaikovsky

I force myself to write at times. Other times my writing forces me to at least take notes. My Muse is a harsh master.

“Most editors are failed writers – but so are most writers.” ~ T.S. Eliot

Lots of failed writers... that don't write. Editing and writing though... two different processes. I could use a secretary and a proof reader and... well... everything. That said, I am a writer because I write. Full stop.

“Hobbes: Do you have an idea for your story yet? Calvin: No, I’m waiting for inspiration. You can’t just turn on creativity like a faucet. You have to be in the right mood. Hobbes: What mood is that? Calvin: Last-minute panic.”
~ Bill Watterson

Sometimes the Flash Fiction contest pushes me. Like a couple nights ago. One hour till deadline to write and edit? I did it and won. Today's writing I started early, left, shopped, came back and edited and submitted early. Laundry calls...

Two recent flash fictions:

Stretching (290 words)  (18+) “I didn’t recognize you" A cell phone is found inside a sealed tomb. #2207220 by Kåre เลียม Enga

STATIC

Sunset (300 words)  (18+) Prompts: blanket, story, chocolate... and pink, ping, peppermint, patchouli. #2207351 by Kåre เลียม Enga

“There are three rules for writing. Unfortunately, no one can agree what they are.” ~ Somerset Maugham

1. Write. That's the only commandment; all else is commentary.

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