“The secret to good writing is to use small words for big ideas, not to use big words for small ideas.” — Oliver Markus Copy Share Image
“Anything that distracts from the story you are trying to tell should be promptly and mercilessly dealt with.” — Craig Hart Copy Share Image
“Writing a book with completely fictitious characters is like running a democracy, centered around a capital state. You constantly live with the… — Shomprakash Sinha Roy Copy Share Image
Interest is never enough. If it doesn't haunt you, you'll never write it well. What haunts and obsesses you may, with luck… — Steven Heighton Copy Share Image
“My best advice is to first write for yourself and stay in your story and just pour all of your good stuff… — Jenny Han Copy Share Image
“To be a better cook, cook more. To be a better writer, read more.” — Mokokoma Mokhonoana Copy Share Image
“The three rules to writing a novel; 1) Write 2) Write more 3) Keep writing” — SciFurz Copy Share Image
“Don't let your ego write checks your character can't cash. another from the world of tweets” — Robin Glasser Copy Share Image
“My advice to writers is this: Walk, talk, breathe, laugh, cry, fall, rise, fail, succeed, run, jump, love, hate, hide, seek, learn,… — S. Alex Martin Copy Share Image
“I'm not talented or gifted. I'm a committed, meticulous workaholic. The only reason I succeed is because I refuse to fail.” — Jessie Snow Copy Share Image
“People can’t read a book if they don’t know it exists. All authors need to do marketing, regardless of how they published.” — Jo Linsdell Copy Share Image
“Let failure be your workshop. See it for what is is: the world walking you through a tough but necessary semester, free… — Steven Heighton Copy Share Image
“Then I realized that I was falling victim to one of the fallacies of the bad reviewer (whose habits we already discussed… — Kevin Guilfoile Copy Share Image
“As a writer, I like the list of "things to strive for" that Richard Yates kept above his typewriter: genuine clarity genuine… — Richard Yates Copy Share Image
“My advice for aspiring writers is simply this: NEVER GIVE UP. Do not let anyone tell you that you cannot achieve your… — Rachel Nicole Wagner Copy Share Image
“In the time we spend reeling in confusion, grasping at straws trying to piece our egos together, we forget to acknowledge some… — Brianna Wiest Copy Share Image
“I ran across an excerpt today (in English translation) of some dialogue/narration from the modern popular writer, Paulo Coelho in his book:… — Roman Payne Copy Share Image
![“I ran across an excerpt today (in English translation) of some dialogue/narration from the modern popular writer, Paulo Coelho in his book: Aleph.(Note: bracketed text is mine.)... 'I spoke to three scholars,' [the character says 'at last.'] ...two of them said that, after death, the [sic…” quote by Roman Payne](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/9ee/roman-payne-1959_advice-for-writers_i-ran-across-an-excerpt-today-in-english_2690369.jpg)