Dorothea Brande
Dorothea Brande
Dorothea Brandewas a well-respected writer and editor in New York...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionWriter
CountryUnited States of America
act break impossible inertia necessary spell
All that is necessary to break the spell of inertia and frustration is to -- act as if it were impossible to fail.
self bears unhappiness
There are seeds of self-destruction in all of us that will bear only unhappiness if allowed to grow.
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.
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.
differences people problem
The only difference between a problem and a solution is that people understand the solution.
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.
writing mind arms
Hitch your unconscious mind to your writing arm.
writing solitude muscles
Writing calls on unused muscles and involves solitude and immobility.
women feelings outcomes
In matching your wits against yourself you take on the shrewdest and wiliest antagonist you can have, and consequently a victorious outcome in this duel of wits brings a great feeling of triumph.
different able facets
The most enviable writers are those who, quite often unanalytically and unconsciously, have realized that there are different facets to their nature and are able to live and work with now one, now the other ...
simple healthy routine
Most writers flourish greatly on a simple, healthy routine with occasional time off for gaiety.
success impossible failing
Act as though it is impossible to fail.
positive impossible failing
Act as if it were impossible to fail.