I have been successful probably because I have always realized that I knew nothing about writing and have merely tried to tell… — Edgar Rice Burroughs Copy Share Image
“Uncertain of what he wanted, I turned to meet his eyes. Pupils dilating. Breathing hitched. He looked rough. Intense. Wild. But then… — Kristi Hayes Copy Share Image
“If she was going to write a novel, she felt defeated before she began, because someone might be coming along to pick… — L.L. Barkat Copy Share Image
Fiction writing was in my blood from a very young age, but I never considered writing as a real career. I thought… — James Rollins Copy Share Image
A writer without interest or sympathy for the foibles of his fellow man is not conceivable as a writer. — Joseph Conrad Copy Share Image
“Ketal is not hell! It’s the K’tul homeworld. What is the difference?” — Andri E. Elia Copy Share Image
The first time I took a fiction writing class was sophomore year. And I just found myself taking that extremely seriously, in… — John Brandon Copy Share Image
Thank your readers and the critics who praise you, and then ignore them. Write for the most intelligent, wittiest, wisest audience in… — Harlan Ellison Copy Share Image
“Without a doubt the two best words in the English language are The End” — Ken Scott Copy Share Image
When I was in high school and college, my other real focus was, actually, fiction writing. So in college, I had done… — Lily Rabe Copy Share Image
“This is the tale of Magic Alex, the man who was everywhere: with Leonard Cohen in Hydra; in Crete with Joni Mitchell;… — Harry F. MacDonald Copy Share Image
“Good fiction is trawling back into the past and digging up the real characters who've influenced your entire being.” — Ken Scott Copy Share Image
“It takes three or four years before the present day sinks in to you as a novelist. It has not just to… — Martin Amis Copy Share Image
The work never matches the dream of perfection the artist has to start with. — William Faulkner Copy Share Image
Have something to say, and say it as clearly as you can. That is the only secret. — Matthew Arnold Copy Share Image
“The other one was filled with loud and obnoxious tourists. Always boasting on winning a sand castle competition and seeing who could… — Erica Sehyun Song Copy Share Image
“He sent it flying at full speed. It jumped six times as well, sending ripples across the sea. The small splashes of… — Erica Sehyun Song Copy Share Image
“To be stories at all they must be a series of events: but it must be understood that this series - the… — C.S. Lewis Copy Share Image
“I distracted Herbert by pretending to trip and break a bone. Ethan darted around to the red golf cart with a cocky… — Erica Sehyun Song Copy Share Image
“Yes, Remy, I think I do mind,” Daniel hissed. He didn’t sound like himself. He sounded evil, feral-like. An instant chill fell… — Hope Worthington Copy Share Image
When you're writing a book that is going to be a narrative with characters and events, you're walking very close to fiction,… — Samuel Hynes Copy Share Image
“I knew that it was impossible for us to be kept apart for too long.” — Erica Sehyun Song Copy Share Image
“Inside a wool jacket the man had made a pocket for the treasure and from time to time he would jiggle the… — Justin Dobbs Copy Share Image
