"That's the Author Talking...."

"Don't use an adverb to modify 'said.' 'He said dismissively.'... That's the author talking."

- Elmore Leonard

This is a quote from American author Elmore Leonard, who wrote such novels as Get Shorty and Mr. Majestyk, and the short story 3:10 to Yuma, to name a few. All of these have been adapted into big screen Hollywood films.

I was watching a video of him talking about writing and this particular quote really stood out to me. How many times do I write my story rather than let my characters tell it? I hope not very often, but I fear I do this a lot more than I care to realize. 

What about you? Guilty as charged? 

Blogspiration #1: Inspiring Quote

"Blogspiration" is a weekly blog meme hosted by Growing Up YA & Saz101.

Well, this meme looks interesting, so I decided to try it out. Found it over on Lan's blog (my writing partner), so thanks for that Lan!

I hope I've got this right, but I believe you are supposed to post an image, a quote, or a video and blog about its inspirational effects. Here is mine this week from my Pinterest account:

Source: w0lvess.tumblr.com via Cathy on Pinterest

Well, if that doesn't get me back to work on my current WIP, I don't know what will! After all, your truest dreams are worth the risk....

Happy work-week, everyone. May you have a ton of productivity doing your dreams until they become reality. ;)