Writing is easy. All you do is stare at a blank sheet of paper until drops of blood form on your forehead. — Gene Fowler Copy Share Image
Perfectionism is the voice of the oppressor; the enemy of the people. It will keep you insane your whole life. — Anne Lamott Copy Share Image
If you want your own distinctive voice, you first have to become someone. — Anonymous Copy Share Image
Writing a book is a horrible, exhausting struggle, like a long bout of some painful illness. — George Orwell Copy Share Image
“Write because you love it, not because you want to become rich. Your story will be better for it.” — Lana Axe Copy Share Image
“Upon the one thing every writer absolutely must have, and that is intellectual curiosity.” — Phillip Athans Copy Share Image
“Yesterday is gone, and tomorrow is beyond our reach. The best time to write is now, in the present.” — M. Kirin Copy Share Image
“If someone wanted to be a runner, you don't tell them to think about running, you tell them to run. And the… — Markus Zusak Copy Share Image
“You cherry-pick events that are relevant to the story question and construct a gauntlet of challenge (read: the plot) that will force… — Lisa Cron Copy Share Image
“The skill of writing needs much patience, practicing, and time. There is no good writing from a quick effort, or a confused… — Maryam Abdullah Alnaymi Copy Share Image
“You can edit what you write. Why not edit what you say? If it hurts somebody, you can still offer an apology… — Bangambiki Habyarimana Copy Share Image
“Writing is an adventure. There is no way to know where it will take you, and what you will find. You could… — M. Kirin Copy Share Image
“One author said "I write because I want to live a footprint in the sands of history.” It's hard to live a… — Bangambiki Habyarimana Copy Share Image
“Reading your work out loud to yourself it's good. It helps even more if you read to people. If they start yawning… — Ana Claudia Antunes Copy Share Image
“For many writers the goal is a 1,000 words a day. For me - just give me one thought, and the words… — Garry Fitchett Copy Share Image
“Authors, such as William Zinsser, Steven Pinker, Natalie Goldberg, and Stephen King, who have all written exquisite books on the art and… — Gudjon Bergmann Copy Share Image
“The power of a writer is that he is a god of sorts. He can create his own worlds and populate them… — Bangambiki Habyarimana Copy Share Image
“Perhaps the hardest thing in all literature— at least I have found it so: by no voluntary effort can I accomplish it:… — Lewis Carroll Copy Share Image
“Your story is not a picture of life; it lacks the elements of truth. And why? Simply because you run straight on… — Jules Verne Copy Share Image
“Aspiring authors, get this through your head. Cover art serves one purpose, and one purpose only, to get potential customers interested long… — Larry Correia Copy Share Image
Riffing on language will create wonderful effects you never intended. Which leads me to this writing advice: 'Always take credit for good… — Roy Peter Clark Copy Share Image
“Being a writer all boils down to this: It's you, in a chair, staring at a page. And you're either going to… — Alessandra Torre Copy Share Image
“A writer reports on the universe. When he presents his credentials, the gates of heaven and hell are equally opened to him.… — Bangambiki Habyarimana Copy Share Image
