Hello, lovelies! September has arrived! For many of us, this means going back to school/the day job! For me, it also means less time to spend on my writerly dreams (booooo). To stay positive in the face of less writing time, I was scrolling through my “Monday Motivation” posts on my Instagram account (even though today is Friday—I’m such a rebel). My “you can do it” quotes made me feel a lot better about the upcoming months, so I thought I would share the magic. Below, please find my top five motivational quotes, just in case you need some “yes, you can” support to keep you going!
“Be nerdy as fuck. Stay sexy. Remain intelligent. Be courageous. But, above all, embrace the shit out of your insanity.”
—Erin van Vuren
Because Erin van Vuren is a magical unicorn and all of her words are amazing and true and everything we need.
“Be an unstoppable force. Write with an imaginary machete strapped to your thigh. This is not wishy-washy, polite, drinking-tea-with-your-pinkie-sticking-out stuff. It’s who you want to be, your most powerful self. Write your books. Finish them, then make them better. Find the way. No one will make this dream come true for you but you.”
―Laini Taylor
Because Laini Taylor is a writerly goddess and writing with an imaginary machete is solid advice. Now, go write your book!
“To get the right word in the right place is a rare achievement. To condense the diffused light of a page of thought into the luminous flash of a single sentence, is worthy to rank as a prize composition just by itself…Anybody can have ideas―the difficulty is to express them without squandering a quire of paper on an idea that ought to be reduced to one glittering paragraph.”
―Mark Twain
Because Mark Twain had the right idea: writing is HARD and writing well is even HARDER. You are a badass, just for trying!
“I think I did pretty well, considering I started out with nothing but a bunch of blank paper.”
―Steve Martin
Because HECK YES! How many people want to write a book, but never even try because the blank paper is too intimidating? You get a zillion points just for conquering that dreaded blank page!
“Do sharks complain about Mondays? No. They’re up early, biting stuff, chasing stuff, being scary―reminding everyone that they’re a f*cking shark.”
―Kyle Creek, AKA The Captain
Because this is my favorite motivational quote of all time (and I’m a sucker for sharks), so go be a f*cking shark!