Writing can be wonderful therapy, and cheap at the price. At the very least, you eventually get bored by thinking about anxious… — 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 Image
“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 Image
“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 Image
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 Image
Willa Cather said that she write best when she stopped trying to write and began simply to remember. — Ralph Keyes Copy Share Image
Serious writers write, inspired or not. Over time they discover that routine is a better friend than inspiration. — Ralph Keyes Copy Share Image
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 Image
“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 Image
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 Image
Fear is felt by writers at every level. Anxiety accompanies the first word they put on paper and the last. — Ralph Keyes Copy Share Image
“...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 Image
