some miscellaneous quotes

~ Mari Adkins

How vain it is to sit down to write when you have not stood up to live.
Henry David Thoreau (1817 – 1862)

The first step in blogging is not writing them but reading them.
Jeff Jarvis, BuzzMachine, 07-10-2006

The only reason for being a professional writer is that you can’t help it.
Leo Rosten (1908 – )

There are three rules for writing the novel. Unfortunately, no one knows what they are.
Somerset Maugham (1874 – 1965)

We do not write because we want to; we write because we have to.
W. Somerset Maugham (1874 – 1965)

Published by Mari Adkins

Appalachian gothic fiction writer - my works reflect a love of literature flavored by the darkness and magic residing in these ancient mountains. In my spare time, I Sim, I TikTok, I journal, but I always have a very strange sense of humor. I have lived away from the mountains and lived deep in the mountains. I currently live in Central Kentucky with my life partner and his cat. The mountains, their culture, their superstitions, their particular magics, will always be in my blood.