“If you are in difficulties with a book,” suggested H. G. Wells, “try the element of surprise: attack it at an hour when it isn’t expecting it.” This was one way Gail Godwin learned to outfox her “watcher” (the inner… — Ralph Keyes Copy Share Image
“If you are in difficulties with a book,” suggested H. G. Wells, “try the element of surprise: attack it at an hour when it… — Ralph Keyes Copy Share
“Find tricks to keep yourself going,” William Least Heat Moon once advised a group of aspiring writers. “Anything you can do to trick yourself… — Ralph Keyes Copy Share
“Henrik Ibsen hung a picture of August Strindberg over his desk. “He is my mortal enemy and shall hang there and watch while I… — Ralph Keyes Copy Share
Anxiety is not only an inevitable part of the writing process but a necessary part. If you’re not scared, you’re not writing. — Ralph Keyes Copy Share
Willa Cather said that she write best when she stopped trying to write and began simply to remember. — Ralph Keyes Copy Share
Serious writers write, inspired or not. Over time they discover that routine is a better friend than inspiration. — Ralph Keyes Copy Share
One thing I like about writing is that it provides such a wonderful opportunity for confidential chats with readers. In the privacy of writing,… — Ralph Keyes Copy Share
“One thing that separates would-be writers from working writers is that the latter know their work will never match their dreams.” — Ralph Keyes Copy Share
Be as creative in your tactics as you are in your writing. Find what gets your engine going, no matter how peculiar it may… — Ralph Keyes Copy Share
Fear is felt by writers at every level. Anxiety accompanies the first word they put on paper and the last. — Ralph Keyes Copy Share
“...fear and courage are like lightning and thunder; they both sart out at the same time, but the fear travels faster and arrives sooner.… — Ralph Keyes Copy Share
“Christopher Isherwood tried to trick a good topic into rising from his unconscious by irritating it, “deliberately writing nonsense until it intervenes, as it… — Ralph Keyes Copy Share
I'm tempted to say that the top three reasons for hopelessness are rejection, rejection, rejection. But let's cast our net wider. 1) Not being… — Ralph Keyes Copy Share
“Success as a writer is within the grasp of whoever can tell a story on paper that people want to hear, and is willing… — Ralph Keyes Copy Share
