But I still encourage anyone who feels at all compelled to write to do so. I just try to warn people who hope to get published that publication is not all that it is cracked up to be. But writing is. Writing has so much to give, so much to teach, so many surprises. That thing you had to force yourself to do—the actual act of writing—turns out to be the best part. It's like discovering that while you thought you needed the tea ceremony for the caffeine, what you really needed was the tea ceremony. The act of writing turns out to be its own reward.
~ Anne Lamott, Bird by Bird
Sounds like yoga to me.
4 comments:
Excellent quote. I love Anne Lamott!
Yogamum Writing is its own reward. Isn't it great?
Yes, it does sound like yoga! I, too, love Anne Lamott and I love that book---my favorite writing book.
gartenfische I like how unassuming her style is. It makes the process of writing feels so normal.
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