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Posted on August 6, 2013 by maedez
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Ray Bradbury quote

Ray Bradbury quote

Posted in Quotes | Tagged advice, Books, Creativity, Inspiration, Quotes, Reading, Writers, Writing, Writing Advice | 10 Replies

Welcome to My Studio!

Posted on August 1, 2013 by maedez
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After seven weeks of sweat and over-thinking every detail, my studio is finally habitable. I promise to give you a piecemeal detour over the coming weeks. Here is a teaser!

Studio door

Studio door

Posted in Books, Creativity, INSPIRATION, Photography, Reading, Writers, Writing | Tagged Books, Creativity, Photographs, Photography, Photos, Reading, Writers, Writing | 7 Replies

Voices from the Grave #75: Mickey Spillane Interview

Posted on July 22, 2013 by maedez
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A clip from a 2004 interview with Mickey Spillane. It is long, but fascinating.

Posted in Dead Writers, The Dead Writers Round-Up | Tagged Books, Creativity, Inspiration, Interviews, Mickey Spillane, Reading, Writers, Writing | 7 Replies

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Posted on July 16, 2013 by maedez
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“All religions, arts and sciences are branches of the same tree. All these aspirations are directed toward ennobling man’s life, lifting it from the sphere of mere physical existence and leading the individual towards freedom.’-Albert Einstein

Posted in Quotes | Tagged Albert Einstein, Arts, Creativity, Inspiration, Quotes, Wisdom, Writers, Writing | 1 Reply

[Book Nerd Links] 16 Wonderful Photos of Women Writers at Work

Posted on July 9, 2013 by maedez
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16 Wonderful Photos of Women Writers at Work [courtesy BuzzFeed]

Do you have a favourite image?

Posted in Dead Writers, Links, Writers, Writing | Tagged Books, Creativity, Dead Writers, Inspiration, Links, Photos, Reading, Writers, Writing | 10 Replies

Posted on July 9, 2013 by maedez
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Jerome Lawrence Quote

Jerome Lawrence Quote

Posted in Quotes | Tagged advice, Books, Creativity, Entertainment, Films, Inspiration, Playwrights, Quotes, Reading, Television, Writers, Writing | Leave a reply

Voices from the Grave #74: Jerome Lawrence on Writing

Posted on July 8, 2013 by maedez
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Playwright Jerome Lawrence on writing.

Posted in Dead Writers, Voices from the Grave | Tagged advice, Books, Creativity, Dead Writers, Inspiration, Interviews, Jerome Lawrence, Playwrights, Reading, Writers, Writing | 3 Replies

[Book Nerd Links] Portraits from Brooklyn’s DIY Music and Art Space, the Market Hotel

Posted on July 7, 2013 by maedez
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This is not really a bookish link, but creativity is creativity: this space is truly awe-inspiring.

Portraits from Brooklyn’s DIY Music and Art Space, the Marker Hotel [courtesy Flavorwire]

 

Posted in Alternative Muses, Art, Creativity, INSPIRATION, Links, Music | Tagged Alternative Muses, Art, Creativity, Inspiration, Links, Muses, Music | 12 Replies

Inspiration Board: 30th June 2013, She Gives Good Face Edition

Gallery

Posted on June 30, 2013 by maedez

This gallery contains 12 photos.

Posted in Art, INSPIRATION, Photography, Writers, Writing | Tagged Alternative Muses, Art, Artists, Beauty, Creativity, Fashion, History, Inspiration, Movies, Muses, Photos, Silent Cinema, Singers, Writers, Writing | 2 Replies

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Posted on June 25, 2013 by maedez
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“I lived to write, and wrote to live.”-Samuel Rogers

Posted in Quotes, Writers, Writing | Tagged Books, Creativity, Inspiration, Poets, Quotes, Reading, Writers, Writing | 3 Replies

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