2022 - 2023 Quotes about Reading and Writing by Ms. Driscoll https://padlet.com/ldriscoll18/we7tswlbx5kcwceh Made with a dash of inspiration en-us 2022-08-30 17:20:04 UTC 2026-02-03 15:32:06 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padlet-uploads.storage.googleapis.com/235516001/f4be1c32ff4663f66ad584c3c3806afe/stackofbooks.webp ldriscoll18 https://padlet.com/ldriscoll18/we7tswlbx5kcwceh/wish/2276588057 2022-08-30 17:28:24 UTC https://padlet.com/ldriscoll18/we7tswlbx5kcwceh/wish/2276588057 ldriscoll18 https://padlet.com/ldriscoll18/we7tswlbx5kcwceh/wish/2276593891 2022-08-30 17:31:49 UTC https://padlet.com/ldriscoll18/we7tswlbx5kcwceh/wish/2276593891 ldriscoll18 https://padlet.com/ldriscoll18/we7tswlbx5kcwceh/wish/2276650567 2022-08-30 18:13:10 UTC https://padlet.com/ldriscoll18/we7tswlbx5kcwceh/wish/2276650567 ldriscoll18 https://padlet.com/ldriscoll18/we7tswlbx5kcwceh/wish/2276651139 2022-08-30 18:13:39 UTC https://padlet.com/ldriscoll18/we7tswlbx5kcwceh/wish/2276651139 ldriscoll18 https://padlet.com/ldriscoll18/we7tswlbx5kcwceh/wish/2276652107 2022-08-30 18:14:30 UTC https://padlet.com/ldriscoll18/we7tswlbx5kcwceh/wish/2276652107 ldriscoll18 https://padlet.com/ldriscoll18/we7tswlbx5kcwceh/wish/2276654305 “Anyone who is going to be a writer knows enough at 15 to write several novels.”
—May Sarton]]> 2022-08-30 18:16:08 UTC https://padlet.com/ldriscoll18/we7tswlbx5kcwceh/wish/2276654305 ldriscoll18 https://padlet.com/ldriscoll18/we7tswlbx5kcwceh/wish/2276656811 “The first sentence can’t be written until the final sentence is written.”
—Joyce Carol Oates]]> 2022-08-30 18:18:00 UTC https://padlet.com/ldriscoll18/we7tswlbx5kcwceh/wish/2276656811 ldriscoll18 https://padlet.com/ldriscoll18/we7tswlbx5kcwceh/wish/2276657583 “Don’t expect the puppets of your mind to become the people of your story. If they are not realities in your own mind, there is no mysterious alchemy in ink and paper that will turn wooden figures into flesh and blood.”
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is to try and write as frequent as possible because no matter how bad the page is you can always make changes on another day.]]> 2022-08-31 15:37:55 UTC https://padlet.com/ldriscoll18/we7tswlbx5kcwceh/wish/2277923937 This is one of the quotes speaks to me. I relate to it in a way because as a person who spends way too much time designing the book's characters, I tend to forget I need to work on the actual books, so this quote may result me to feel motivated enough to work on the books first and then work on the designs of the characters later. https://padlet.com/ldriscoll18/we7tswlbx5kcwceh/wish/2277924714 Kaylee Sealover]]> 2022-08-31 15:38:22 UTC https://padlet.com/ldriscoll18/we7tswlbx5kcwceh/wish/2277924714 Yosse https://padlet.com/ldriscoll18/we7tswlbx5kcwceh/wish/2277930706 I agree with this. I belive that sometimes we just need a specific book that correlates with our current life events and it can be hard to find it. 

]]> 2022-08-31 15:42:13 UTC https://padlet.com/ldriscoll18/we7tswlbx5kcwceh/wish/2277930706 Mickey https://padlet.com/ldriscoll18/we7tswlbx5kcwceh/wish/2277931306 You only fail if you give up on writing.]]> 2022-08-31 15:42:36 UTC https://padlet.com/ldriscoll18/we7tswlbx5kcwceh/wish/2277931306 Raige https://padlet.com/ldriscoll18/we7tswlbx5kcwceh/wish/2277934014 I agree with this because every time you read a book you have your own opinions about the characters, the world, the plot, etc. You have certain takeaways from the book that others don't, and vice versa. You have a unique, personal, expierience with a book that no one else will]]> 2022-08-31 15:44:25 UTC https://padlet.com/ldriscoll18/we7tswlbx5kcwceh/wish/2277934014 This quote, in my opinion, represents the general and ideal feeling when being an author. Like a cartoonist (fictional or not), I am a creator of my stories and their characters, but what counts the most for me is the effort and love I put into my work. https://padlet.com/ldriscoll18/we7tswlbx5kcwceh/wish/2277934114 Kaylee Sealover]]> 2022-08-31 15:44:30 UTC https://padlet.com/ldriscoll18/we7tswlbx5kcwceh/wish/2277934114 Katelyn https://padlet.com/ldriscoll18/we7tswlbx5kcwceh/wish/2277935001 i think this quote is supposed to be motivational for writers who procrastinate. or those whos mind spirals with new ideas.]]> 2022-08-31 15:45:04 UTC https://padlet.com/ldriscoll18/we7tswlbx5kcwceh/wish/2277935001 Yosse https://padlet.com/ldriscoll18/we7tswlbx5kcwceh/wish/2277989645 Everybody interprets books in their own way. Some people hate the main character others adore them. 
The message of the story is one of the main things that people understand in their owm way. This can make up an entirely different book summary. ]]> 2022-08-31 16:23:51 UTC https://padlet.com/ldriscoll18/we7tswlbx5kcwceh/wish/2277989645 Yosse https://padlet.com/ldriscoll18/we7tswlbx5kcwceh/wish/2277999164 YES! Reading teaches you so much. You get to see hundreds of plots, with different writing styles. Every author has their own unique sense of writing and you can learn a lot of from them]]> 2022-08-31 16:30:30 UTC https://padlet.com/ldriscoll18/we7tswlbx5kcwceh/wish/2277999164 Yosse https://padlet.com/ldriscoll18/we7tswlbx5kcwceh/wish/2278000547 NO. Some kids literally will not focus and can not. ]]> 2022-08-31 16:31:24 UTC https://padlet.com/ldriscoll18/we7tswlbx5kcwceh/wish/2278000547 This quote is trying to say that unlike those who aren't familiar with the publishing/author industry, authors have more difficulty writing their works because not only do they have trouble with ideas, but they also can sometimes have trouble finding what sticks for many readers interests and making sure that the story is something consistent and interesting. https://padlet.com/ldriscoll18/we7tswlbx5kcwceh/wish/2278001213 Kaylee Sealover]]> 2022-08-31 16:31:48 UTC https://padlet.com/ldriscoll18/we7tswlbx5kcwceh/wish/2278001213 Raige https://padlet.com/ldriscoll18/we7tswlbx5kcwceh/wish/2278002263 Trying to write a book is so hard. You have to think of your characters, their relationships, their personality's, how they fit into the story, their motivation, and that's not even scratching the surface of everything you need to do. But as writers we are so motivated by this world that we've created that we keeping pushing through because we need that outcome of the final novel.]]> 2022-08-31 16:32:37 UTC https://padlet.com/ldriscoll18/we7tswlbx5kcwceh/wish/2278002263 Alex https://padlet.com/ldriscoll18/we7tswlbx5kcwceh/wish/2278002610 I think this means you need to know where the story and characters are going to end up in order to write where they start and their journey to the end.]]> 2022-08-31 16:32:52 UTC https://padlet.com/ldriscoll18/we7tswlbx5kcwceh/wish/2278002610 Katelyn https://padlet.com/ldriscoll18/we7tswlbx5kcwceh/wish/2278002875 this is absolutely not true, 9 times out of 10 a 15 year old has not experienced enough in life to write a meaningful novel. plus some authors don't realize they like writing at such a young age. ]]> 2022-08-31 16:33:00 UTC https://padlet.com/ldriscoll18/we7tswlbx5kcwceh/wish/2278002875 Yosse https://padlet.com/ldriscoll18/we7tswlbx5kcwceh/wish/2278003745 I grew up with a lot of siblings in a small house. No matter where you went one of those gremlins was there. I felt so trapped because they were all I knew every single day, besides school. That began my reading obsession because they were "lifes" I didn't know nor had lived. ]]> 2022-08-31 16:33:36 UTC https://padlet.com/ldriscoll18/we7tswlbx5kcwceh/wish/2278003745 Yosse https://padlet.com/ldriscoll18/we7tswlbx5kcwceh/wish/2278005914 Exactly, if a story isn't being finished a million other ideas won't help. You got to revise and dig deep into what's stopping you. ]]> 2022-08-31 16:35:10 UTC https://padlet.com/ldriscoll18/we7tswlbx5kcwceh/wish/2278005914 This quote represents how it's important to make sure to make fictional characters likable and sympathetic, but also makes sure that the characters have flaws, which is what "letting the monsters loose" presumably means. https://padlet.com/ldriscoll18/we7tswlbx5kcwceh/wish/2278007414 2022-08-31 16:36:17 UTC https://padlet.com/ldriscoll18/we7tswlbx5kcwceh/wish/2278007414 Yosse https://padlet.com/ldriscoll18/we7tswlbx5kcwceh/wish/2278007695 This is me a 100% Every single piece I have ever written has a piece of me hidden in it. ]]> 2022-08-31 16:36:30 UTC https://padlet.com/ldriscoll18/we7tswlbx5kcwceh/wish/2278007695 Raige https://padlet.com/ldriscoll18/we7tswlbx5kcwceh/wish/2278008994 I agree, books can take you anywhere, and you don't even need to move to experience it. They bring you along through the hardships, the death, and the tragedy but it all becomes worth it when you finally make it to the end and see where the journey has taken you.]]> 2022-08-31 16:37:28 UTC https://padlet.com/ldriscoll18/we7tswlbx5kcwceh/wish/2278008994 Yosse https://padlet.com/ldriscoll18/we7tswlbx5kcwceh/wish/2278010292 No way. 15 year olds don't even think much about writing a novel let alone try to execute it. ]]> 2022-08-31 16:38:18 UTC https://padlet.com/ldriscoll18/we7tswlbx5kcwceh/wish/2278010292 katelyn https://padlet.com/ldriscoll18/we7tswlbx5kcwceh/wish/2278015051 i remember when the poetry lady gale came in and that's the first step at writing poetry, yes but i think it also applies to other forms of writing. when your wringing out your ideas its good to do it quickly because its supposed to be rough. ]]> 2022-08-31 16:41:21 UTC https://padlet.com/ldriscoll18/we7tswlbx5kcwceh/wish/2278015051 Raige https://padlet.com/ldriscoll18/we7tswlbx5kcwceh/wish/2278016154 I agree, young people have so many ideas, opinions, and notice things that adults just can't. We're 15 right now and have written so many stories and have so many ideas]]> 2022-08-31 16:41:50 UTC https://padlet.com/ldriscoll18/we7tswlbx5kcwceh/wish/2278016154 Yosse https://padlet.com/ldriscoll18/we7tswlbx5kcwceh/wish/2278018101 Writing under bad conditions could really create a story or work of art that feels and seems legit. You could feel like that author/ characters aren't in some fantasy world but really there living a bad life with you ]]> 2022-08-31 16:43:18 UTC https://padlet.com/ldriscoll18/we7tswlbx5kcwceh/wish/2278018101