Brenda Ueland
Brenda Ueland
Brenda Uelandwas a journalist, editor, freelance writer, and teacher of writing. She is best known for her book If You Want to Write: A Book about Art, Independence and Spirit...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionWriter
Date of Birth24 October 1891
CountryUnited States of America
writing thinking drawing
Writing is the action of thinking, just as drawing is the action of seeing and composing music is the action of hearing.
thinking two sometimes
Sometimes I think of life as a process where everybody is discouraging and taking everybody else down a peg or two.
listening doe beloved
And the true listener is much more beloved, magnetic than the talker, and he is more effective and learns more and does more good
husband creative impulsive
Families are great murderers of the creative impulsive, particularly husbands.
self-esteem self trying
Try to discover your true, honest, untheoretical self.
writing diaries honest
Write a true, careless, slovenly impulsive, honest diary every day of your life.
truthful motto being-truthful
Your motto: Be Bold, Be Free, Be Truthful.
writing light each-day
When we commit ourselves to writing for some part of each day, we are happier, more enlightened, alive, light-hearted and generous to everyone else. Even our health improves.
fun writing interesting
I found that many gifted people are so afraid of writing a poor story that they cannot summon the nerve to write a single sentence for months. The thing to say to such people is: "See how *bad* a story you can write. See how dull you can be. Go ahead. That would be fun and interesting. I will give you ten dollars if you can write something thoroughly dull from beginning to end!" And of course, no one can.
believe writing people
The only way to write well, so that people believe what we say and are interested or touched by it, is to slough off all pretentiousness and attitudinizing.
creative live-in-the-present creative-power
Creative power flourishes only when I am living in the present.
writing blessing thinking
We have come to think that duty should come first. I disagree. Duty should be a by-product. Writing, the creative effort, the use of the imagination, should come first – at least, for some part of every day of your life. It is a wonderful blessing if you use it. You will become happier, more enlightened, alive, impassioned, light-hearted and generous to everybody else. Even your health will improve. Colds will disappear and all the other ailments of discouragement and boredom.
art writing creativity
Even if I knew for certain that I would never have anything published again, and would never make another cent from it, I would still keep on writing.
wonder reason said
Don't always be appraising yourself, wondering if you are better or worse than other writers. "I will not Reason and Compare," said Blake; "my business is to Create." Besides, since you are like no other being ever created since the beginning of Time, you are incomparable.