The short of it is, as an aspiring writer, there is nothing as damaging to your credibility as saying that you don't… — Khaled Hosseini Copy Share Image
In many ways, a degree in the history of ideas is the ideal training for an aspiring writer. — Anne Fortier Copy Share Image
Aspiring writers should read the entire canon of literature that precedes them, back to the Greeks, up to the current issue of… — William Kennedy Copy Share Image
About a year after (my stories began being published), magazine editor George Scithers, suggested to me that since I was so new… — Barry B. Longyear Copy Share Image
The most important thing for aspiring writers is for them to give themselves permission to be brave on the page, to write… — Cheryl Strayed Copy Share Image
My advice for aspiring writers is threefold.First, read as much as possible, both within and outside the genre you arem working in.… — Vera Nazarian Copy Share Image
The easiest way to separate yourself from the unformed blobby mass of "aspiring" writers is to a) actually write and b) actually… — Chuck Wendig Copy Share Image
When I read students’ attempts at creative writing it is obvious immediately that most of them have not read much or widely.… — Julius Lester Copy Share Image
I think when you are an aspiring writer, you must write every day. It's not as though anybody will call you up… — Elizabeth Gilbert Copy Share Image
The most important thing for any aspiring writer, is to read! And not just the sort of thing you're trying to write,… — George R. R. Martin Copy Share Image
“The difference between wanting to write and having written is one year of hard, relentless labour. It's a bridge you have to… — Shatrujeet Nath Copy Share Image
To aspiring writers, I would tell them that we live in a wonderful time where you're able to make your work visible,… — Diablo Cody Copy Share Image
Right now with blogs and the flood of internet access, a multitude of aspiring writers think they're ready for prime time. They're… — Steven Pressfield Copy Share Image
Tips for aspiring writers: don't be afraid of writing rubbish. It's very easy to become hypnotised by an empty page or screen.… — Frances Hardinge Copy Share Image
I give this book 5 Stars and highly recommend it to all fiction, nonfiction, and poetry writers, aspiring writers, bloggers or journalists. — Sunny Copy Share Image
I see myself much more as a writer/director or at least an aspiring writer/director - not necessarily in film. — Ricky Gervais Copy Share Image
I think a lot of young aspiring writers get misdirected; they think 'I ought to write this, even though I enjoy reading… — Jeffery Deaver Copy Share Image
“Here are the two states in which you may exist: person who writes, or person who does not. If you write: you… — Chuck Wendig Copy Share Image
The one thing an aspiring writer must understand is that it's hard. If you think it's not hard, you're not doing it… — Gene Weingarten Copy Share Image
I love seeing the light go on in aspiring writers' eyes when you point out ways to improve their prose or their… — F. Paul Wilson Copy Share Image
To aspiring writers, I say : Don't give up. Storytelling has been an integral part of the human condition since the beginning… — Beverly Jenkins Copy Share Image
I would also suggest that any aspiring writer begin with short stories. These days, I meet far too many young writers who… — George R. R. Martin Copy Share Image
It's not easy making a living as a writer, and for many years I worked at a Waterstones in Dublin. It was… — John Boyne Copy Share Image
Chekhov used to correspond with aspiring writers, and once he gave this advice to Maxim Gorky when he was encouraging him to… — Catherine Brady 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
