“Often when he was teaching me to write in Greek, the Fox would say, "Child, to say the very thing you really… — C.S. Lewis Copy Share Image
I notice that you use plain, simple language, short words and brief sentences. That is the way to write English - it… — Mark Twain Copy Share Image
“Everyone carries a story which can be a best selling novel, it’s just a matter of penning down your feelings on papers.” — Sohil Ashvin Shah Copy Share Image
“All of us possess a reading vocabulary as big as a lake but draw from a writing vocabulary as small as a… — Roy Peter Clark Copy Share Image
“All great stories began as shitty first drafts. There are no exceptions to this.” — M. Kirin Copy Share Image
“Many writers write because they’ve been there, seen that, did it and burnt their fingers” — Bangambiki Habyarimana Copy Share Image
“...how many writers still dare compare a woman to Nature, like Campion? - there is a garden in her face - how… — John Geddes Copy Share Image
“If I can write, who possibly can’t. Even drawing a line in the sand is writing” — Bangambiki Habyarimana Copy Share Image
“There is a ruthlessness to the creative act. It often involves a betrayal of the status quo.” — Alan Watt Copy Share Image
“A watched pot never boils." It's the same with success. So? Throw that burner on HIGH and just keep on cooking. Dinner… — Christy Hall Copy Share Image
“You will never learn how to write well if you don't learn how to edit.” — Sarah Gerdes Copy Share Image
I was reluctant to talk about my kids on the blog. I kept telling myself, "People aren't coming here for stories about… — Patrick Rothfuss Copy Share Image
“Passionate attraction to someone of the opposite sex will make a hero or a fool of a novelist each time.” — Roman Payne Copy Share Image
The best writing advice I ever got was "Keep moving forward, don't retreat into rewrites." The worst came from a book that… — David B. Coe Copy Share Image
“Don't let yourself slip and get any perfect characters... keep them people, people, people, and don't let them get to be symbols.” — Ernest Hemingway Copy Share Image
“Write what you know, and what do you know better than your own secrets?” — Raymond Carver Copy Share Image
“From my writer's workshop, "Know when it's time to put everything you've got on the page. Then, rip open a vein and… — Heather Burch Copy Share Image
“I tell everyone who asks me about writing...almost everyone has an idea for a book, and some even have a great ending,… — Brooklyn Hudson Copy Share Image
“Writing is an adventure. There is no way to know where it will take you, and what you will find. You could… — M. Kirin Copy Share Image
“...consider yourself a functional character in someone else's novel - a background character - a person on the street - that's the… — John Geddes Copy Share Image
“On Writing: "A multitude of improbabilities can be forgiven as long as enough plausibility has been established.” — Danielle Ackley-McPhail Copy Share Image
“It's okay to write crap. Just don't try publishing it while it's still crap.” — S.M. Blooding Copy Share Image
