It's an old Jewel song as well as great advice for writing, advice that I was reminded of today by Stephanie Perkins's official NaNo pep talk: "Whatever you’re interested in—now matter how silly or how small—put it in there. Your brain will be excited to see it." (See her entire funny and useful post here.)
My best writing comes from the pieces of me that I let into my novels, from my own passions and emotions. But, as Stephanie said, these things don't have to be big in order to get your brain inspired. Today, I'm thinking about this quote from the 1989 movie When Harry Met Sally:
Harry (to Sally): “I love that you get cold when it’s 71 degrees out. I love that it takes you an hour and a half to order a sandwich. I love that you get a little crinkle in your nose when you’re looking at me like I’m nuts. I love that after I spend day with you, I can still smell your perfume on my clothes. And I love that you are the last person I want to talk to before I go to sleep at night. And it’s not because I’m lonely, and it’s not because it’s New Year’s Eve. I came here tonight because when you realize you want to spend the rest of your life with somebody, you want the rest of your life to start as soon as possible.”
I know Jonah has a speech this swoon-worthy for Breelynn - now off to write it!
My best writing comes from the pieces of me that I let into my novels, from my own passions and emotions. But, as Stephanie said, these things don't have to be big in order to get your brain inspired. Today, I'm thinking about this quote from the 1989 movie When Harry Met Sally:
Harry (to Sally): “I love that you get cold when it’s 71 degrees out. I love that it takes you an hour and a half to order a sandwich. I love that you get a little crinkle in your nose when you’re looking at me like I’m nuts. I love that after I spend day with you, I can still smell your perfume on my clothes. And I love that you are the last person I want to talk to before I go to sleep at night. And it’s not because I’m lonely, and it’s not because it’s New Year’s Eve. I came here tonight because when you realize you want to spend the rest of your life with somebody, you want the rest of your life to start as soon as possible.”
I know Jonah has a speech this swoon-worthy for Breelynn - now off to write it!
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