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“Imagination is more important than knowledge. Knowledge is limited. Imagination encircles the world.” —ALBERT EINSTEIN”
― Alan Watt, The 90-Day Novel: Unlock the story within

“We tend to worry that we can’t do it, that we will fail, that we are not educated enough, or talented enough, when the truth is that we are just scared.”
― Alan Watt, The 90-Day Novel: Unlock the story within

“WRITING EXERCISES FOR TODAY: Write for five minutes, beginning with: 1) “My story is about…” 2) “What I want to express through this story is…” As your hero, write for five minutes, beginning with: 3) “If I were to describe myself, I would say that I am…” 4) “The most incredible thing I ever did was…” 5) “The turning point in my life was when…” 6) “Everything will make sense when…”
― Alan Watt, The 90-Day Novel: Unlock the story within

“Our culture does not support creative endeavors. A creative act is an act of courage. Our creativity can be threatening to others, and so, naturally, once we have embarked on this path, it is easy to become riddled with shame and self-doubt for daring to try.”
― Alan Watt, The 90-Day Rewrite: The Process of Revision

“The worst enemy to creativity is self-doubt.” —SYLVIA PLATH”
― Alan Watt, The 90-Day Novel: Unlock the story within

“Every story begins with the question “Why is this day unlike any other?” What is the Inciting Incident around page 10 that sets the story into motion?”
― Alan Watt, The 90-Day Screenplay: From concept to polish

“I will be validated, but until the validation comes from within, my desire to be approved of is never satisfied.”
― Alan Watt, The 90-Day Screenplay: From concept to polish

“ourselves,”
― Alan Watt, The 90-Day Novel: Unlock the story within

“Creativity is not an occupation; it is our birthright.”
― Alan Watt, The 90-Day Novel

“Einstein said, “Imagination is more important than knowledge.” If we rely solely on the facts, there will never be a transformation. Freedom involves a risk, trusting the unknown over some idea of security.”
― Alan Watt, The 90-Day Screenplay: From concept to polish

“Imagination is more important than knowledge. Knowledge is limited. Imagination encircles the world.”
― Alan Watt, The 90-Day Novel: Unlock the story within

“As we imagine the world of our story, we are putting our characters into situations that may cause us to question old beliefs. Through this process we are often forcing ourselves to explore the nature of dynamics we may have otherwise overlooked. This can be exhilarating, but also very tiring. We must be gentle with ourselves as we plow forward, and we must be conscious of this phenomenon lest we make meaning out of it. Fatigue, self-doubt, confusion: these are not indications that our project should be abandoned. We must keep exploring. The exhaustion is temporary.”
― Alan Watt, The 90-Day Novel

“Take no care for your dignity.”
― Alan Watt, The 90-Day Novel: Unlock the story within

“It is more important to inquire than to have the answer.”
― Alan Watt, The 90-Day Rewrite: The Process of Revision

“Imagination is more important than knowledge. Knowledge is limited. Imagination encircles the world." — Albert Einstein”
― Alan Watt, The 90-Day Novel: Unlock the story within

“I can ask myself where this particular fear lives in the world of my story. The fear is there for a reason. When we begin to work with our doubts and fears, we grow as storytellers, recognizing that our circumstances are not overcome through force of will but by acceptance.”
― Alan Watt, The 90-Day Novel: Unlock the story within

“code, and”
― Alan Watt, The 90-Day Novel: Unlock the story within

“We must be willing to let go of the life we have planned, so as to accept the life that is waiting for us.” —JOSEPH CAMPBELL”
― Alan Watt, The 90-Day Rewrite: The Process of Revision

“We can’t solve our hero’s problem in our heads. We just need to imagine him transformed at the end of the story. As we imagine, we are provided with all sorts of ideas and images that precede the ending.”
― Alan Watt, The 90-Day Novel: Unlock the story within

“The fact is that the meaning we attach to our goal actually prevents us from achieving it. It is not that our desire is bad or wrong; it is that until we reframe our reason for wanting something, we are forever in bondage to the object of our desire.”
― Alan Watt, The 90-Day Screenplay: From concept to polish

“Continue to ask, “Why am I making this choice?” If an answer doesn’t reveal itself to you, trust your gut. There is much we are not supposed to know until after we’ve written the first draft.”
― Alan Watt, The 90-Day Novel: Unlock the story within