Writing Quotes by Kami Garcia

11 Writing quotes by Kami Garcia

Garcia’s talent for weaving suspenseful, character‑driven tales is evident in these eleven brief musings on writing. The set offers a quick glimpse into how she approaches plot twists and emotional stakes.

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The beginning of a book is always the hardest part for me. I'm a Chapter 3 kind of writer, which means I…

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“If you want to become a better writer, you have to write. But you also have to read.”

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Writing a book is hard. It turns out, writing a second book is twice as hard.

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The story you are afraid to write is usually the one you are meant to tell.

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“Then I understood. There was no book. My father wasn’t a writer. He wasn’t even a vampire. He was a madman.”

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I was a fine arts major in college, and a painter for many years. And I found that, like writing, art is…

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In history, she wasn't there while we reenacted the Lincoln-Douglas Debate, and Mr. Lee tried to make me argue the Pro-Slavery side,…

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At the beginning of a new project, often before I do any actual writing, I collect photos, quotes, song lyrics, and even…

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“If you want to become a better writer, you have to write. But you also have to read. One of the things…

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Here’s the million-dollar question: how are you going to write this book if you’re afraid to start writing? Give your friend Doubt…

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“What are you thinking? She smiled. I think you can figure it out. You can read the writing on the wall. And…

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Nothin' wrong with havin' a cat in the house. They can see what most people can't, like the folks in the Otherworld when they…

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“Loneliness is holding the one you love / When you know you might never hold him again.”

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I sat up in bed. My T-shirt was soaking wet. My pillow was wet. My hair was wet. And my room was sticky and…

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“Knowing you don’t have much time left changes things. You get kind of philosophical. And you figure things out—more like, they figure themselves out—and…

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