11am Amy Poehler "Writing is Hard--A Preface" by Shannon Takeuchi

first names

2025-01-27 19:37:55 UTC

quote

1 golden line

1 problem passage

"word word word...word word"

Ashley Ochoa, Jendayi Auset

2025-01-27 19:39:47 UTC

Golden Line: “Once a book is published it can’t be changed, which is a stressful proposition for this improviser who relies on her charm”

Problem Passage: “…dress for writing…”

Bruno and Donovan

2025-01-27 19:40:06 UTC

Golden Line

“I wrote this book after my kids went to

sleep…on Airplanes and in between setups while I shot a Television show”.

Problem Passage

“I want to hear from people who feel like they have no time”.

Holland and Annette

2025-01-27 19:40:27 UTC

Golden line: “I believe great people do things before they are ready.”

Problem passage: “I have my moments when I don’t even care if anyone reads this book. I just want to finish it.”

Natalia and Karina

2025-01-27 19:40:58 UTC

“Writing a book is nothing like that, it is a small, slow, crawl to the finish line”

Candice and Desiree

2025-01-27 19:41:06 UTC

Golden Line

"I wrote this book from scribbled thoughts I kept in the Note App on my iphone"

Problem Passage

"They perpetuate a romantic idea that writing is some beautiful experience…"

Noe and Joseph

2025-01-27 19:41:20 UTC

Golden: “When Life Attacks you from every side, it hurts too much and the most painless, easiest way out is to death”

Problem: “The truth is, writing is this; hard and boring and occasionally great but usually not”

rachel n shayla

2025-01-27 19:41:32 UTC

golden line: “once a book is published it can’t be changed, which is stressful proposition for this improviser who relies in her charm”

problem passage: “What do we do when the voice in our head is yelling that WE ARE NEVER GOING TO MAKE IT… “Well, the first thing we do is take our brain out and put it in a drawer”

Daisy Perez, Adrian Gabriel

2025-01-27 19:42:21 UTC

Golden Line - “Everyone lies about writing. They lie about how easy it is or how it was”.

Problem Passage - “ Breathing organisms made better by the people who come into contact with them”.

Lorraine and Naomi

2025-01-27 19:43:36 UTC

Golden Line: “I believe great people do things before they are ready”

Problem Passage: “Writing a book is awful. It’s lonely.”

2025-01-27 19:44:14 UTC

Alina Cuevas

Ankita Krishnan

Giovanny Reyes, and Anthony De la Cruz

2025-01-27 19:44:57 UTC

I don’t even care if anymore reads this book, i just want to finish it.

I have told people that writing this book has been like brushing away like dirt from a fossil.

i don’t care so that my final product will seem totally natural and part of my essence.