# One Year to a Writing Life

## Metadata
- Author: [[Susan M. Tiberghien]]
- Full Title: One Year to a Writing Life
- Category: #books
## Highlights
- Amy Clampitt was once asked at a writers' conference, "What do writers need most?" She answered, "Predecessors." We enter this world on the shoulders of our predecessors-emerging from centuries of thought, reflection, storytelling, and dreams. We learn by reading others, by reaching down into our universal roots. ([Location 85](https://readwise.io/to_kindle?action=open&asin=B0029LHASS&location=85))
- "My journal became a mirror in which I could see and hear my truth resonating in my own daily experience." ([Location 120](https://readwise.io/to_kindle?action=open&asin=B0029LHASS&location=120))
- So why journal? Here are some of the reasons.To establish the habit of writing (A writer writes.)To capture memories (places, characters, conversations, events)To discover what you think and feel (each time going deeper)To find your voice (When does your writing sound the most natural? Look at your entries to see at what time of day and in what place you write most easily. Track your writing habits.)To take risks (in a private place)To plant seeds for stories (move from image to story) ([Location 140](https://readwise.io/to_kindle?action=open&asin=B0029LHASS&location=140))
- Time yourself for ten minutes and write about what you see and feel, at this moment, wherever you are, starting with the place and date. ([Location 151](https://readwise.io/to_kindle?action=open&asin=B0029LHASS&location=151))