Dorothea Brande
Dorothea Brande
Dorothea Brandewas a well-respected writer and editor in New York...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionWriter
CountryUnited States of America
Dorothea Brande quotes about
writing solitude muscles
Writing calls on unused muscles and involves solitude and immobility.
aids force unforeseen
Act boldly and unforeseen forces will come to your aid.
writing mind arms
Hitch your unconscious mind to your writing arm.
positive impossible failing
Act as if it were impossible to fail.
character artist two
Most of the methods of training the conscious side of the writer-the craftsman and the critic in him- are actually hostile to the good of the artist's side; and the converse of this proposition is likewise true. But it is possible to train both sides of the character to work in harmony, and the first step in that education is to consider that you must teach yourself not as though you were one person, but two.
differences people problem
The only difference between a problem and a solution is that people understand the solution.
believe writing unique
If you can discover what you like, if you can discover what you truly believe about most of the major matters of life, you will be able to write a story which is honest and original and unique.
running rejection feelings
Criticism and rejection are not personal insults, but your artistic component will not know that. It will quiver and wince and run to cover, and you will have trouble in luring it out again to observe and weave tales and find words for all the thousand shades of feeling that go to make up a story.
half problem
A problem is often half-solved when it is clearly stated.
inspirational imagination over-you
By going over your day in imagination before you begin it, you can begin acting successfully at any moment.
self bears unhappiness
There are seeds of self-destruction in all of us that will bear only unhappiness if allowed to grow.
american-writer stated
A problem clearly stated is a problem half solved.
act guarantee
To guarantee success, act as if it were impossible to fail.
brothers flew screen smoke
The Wright brothers flew through the smoke screen of impossibility.