Just in Case by Brenda J Wood

I needed glue to hold my latest crafty thing together.

I started the search.

1. Glue gun? Out of right-sized glue sticks.
2. Cellophane tape? Last roll used up.
3. Fabric glue? Not working with fabric.
4. Ceramic glue? See number 3.
5. Glue stick? Down to the nub, not enough to use.
6. Homemade? Flour and water? Only whole wheat flour on hand.
7. Wood glue? See number 3 repeatedly.
8. Epoxy? Seriously, I am not putting a radiator together.

However, most of the time, I have all of the above on hand. I use them all occasionally, regularly or before they wither up.

That’s like writing advice. I purposely collect writers’ comments all the time. Why? Because like glue, they all come in handy sometime. Here are some of my favourites.

“You can’t edit a blank page.”
— Jodi Picoult

“Agony is an untold story inside you.”
— Maya Angelou

“If it hasn’t been written, then you must write it.”
— Toni Morrison

“Start! Water runs when the faucet is on.”
— Louis L’Amour

“The road to hell is paved with adverbs.”
— Stephen King

“Easy reading is damn hard writing.”
— Nathaniel Hawthorne

“The scariest moment is just before you start.”
— Stephen King

“Writing is sitting at a typewriter to bleed.”
— Ernest Hemingway

“The best time to plan a book is while doing the dishes.”
— Agatha Christie

“Never use two words when one will do.”
— Thomas Jefferson

“I hate writing, I love having written.”
— Dorothy Parker

“You can make anything by writing.”
— C.S. Lewis

“Write what should not be forgotten.”
— Isabel Allende

“I shake off everything as I write; sorrows disappear, courage is reborn.”
— Anne Frank

“You fail only if you stop writing.”
— Ray Bradbury

“I write because if I didn’t, I would die.”
— Isaac Asimov

“A writer is a world trapped in a person.”
— Victor Hugo

“I’m writing a book, page numbers done.”
— Steven Wright

I hope some of these become your own glue.

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Brenda J Wood has authored more than fifty books. She is a seasoned motivational speaker, who declares the Word of God with wisdom, humour, and common sense.