“To any writer: Teach yourself to work in uncertainty. Many writers are anxious when they begin, or try something new. Even Matisse painted some of his Fauvist pictures in anxiety. Maybe that helped him to simplify. Character, discipline, negative capability count. Write, complete, revise. If it doesn’t work, begin something else.”

1. sveltestiletto reblogged this from theparisreview
2. stoppingandseeing reblogged this from theparisreview and added:

   Right. and true.

3. braindust liked this
4. andyandyandys liked this
5. confusionis reblogged this from theparisreview
6. frozenminutes reblogged this from crackedbones
7. complicated-vicissitudes reblogged this from atypelife
8. atypelife reblogged this from puddlenotes
9. puddlenotes reblogged this from jennisimmons
10. wine-loving-vagabond liked this
11. aviaryprison reblogged this from theparisreview
12. designreferencelibrary reblogged this from jennisimmons
13. hontouni reblogged this from theparisreview
14. zenthing liked this
15. art-and-copy liked this
16. lavieesteternelle liked this
17. johannatrx liked this
18. jinxiboo reblogged this from carmelovalone
19. jinxiboo liked this
20. carmelovalone reblogged this from theparisreview
21. allhehearisbirds reblogged this from theparisreview
22. roots-and-wings liked this
23. tianamayumi liked this
24. mnguyen liked this
25. lucidistortion reblogged this from leopoldgursky
26. recycledsoul reblogged this from jeffreyoverstreet
27. recycledsoul liked this
28. aliciakopf liked this
29. meygoostahmoocho liked this
30. lauraporah liked this
31. moochiethinks liked this
32. jeffreyoverstreet reblogged this from jennisimmons and added:

    Thanks, Jenni! I was writing about this earlier this week, and was wondering who else had approached the subject of...

33. rarrmi liked this
34. jennisimmons reblogged this from theparisreview
35. presidents liked this
36. thomashanley liked this
37. likeanoperaatadisco reblogged this from flatteryoconnor
38. whatemilysaid liked this
39. sylleptic liked this
40. leopoldgursky reblogged this from flatteryoconnor
41. flatteryoconnor reblogged this from theparisreview
42. ataahua liked this
43. lunatique- reblogged this from smokepatterns
44. smokepatterns reblogged this from crackedbones
45. doctorsax liked this
46. quiethandsquietkiss liked this
47. littleigor liked this
48. thejumblies liked this
49. crackedbones reblogged this from theparisreview
50. ohcrepe liked this
51. Show more notesLoading...