“Writing starts with living. —Rumors of Water: Thoughts on Creativity & Writing” — L.L. Barkat 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
“Create the worlds of your choice by writing the books you want.” — Marcia Carrington Copy Share Image
“There is no ceremony, no initiation ritual, no secret hand-shake. All you need to be a writer is to write.” — M. Kirin Copy Share Image
“Writing a book is a blood sport. If it doesn't hurt when you're done, you're probably doing something wrong.” — Kevis Hendrickson Copy Share Image
“Nouns and verbs are the guts of the language. Beware of covering up with adjectives and adverbs.” — Anonymous Copy Share Image
“Question marks are shaped like hooks for a reason: they will hook the reader and drag them deeper into the story” — Chuck Wendig 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
“To forget oneself-to lose oneself in the music, in the moment- that kind of absorption seems to be at the heart of… — Dani Shapiro Copy Share Image
“The only prophecy the artist can make with confidence is that he and his message will be misunderstood by a world that… — Chloe Thurlow Copy Share Image
To Grandma, for being my first editor and giving me the best writing advice I’ve ever received: “Christopher, I think you should… — Chris Colfer Copy Share Image
“Deal with your readers that they are smart, and write a language that suits their intelligence. - How to write the best… — Maryam Abdullah Alnaymi Copy Share Image
“I know it's difficult in the beginning. But, listen. If you have the impulse to write, do yourself a favor, do the… — Christy Hall 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
“Be true to the writer within you; tell the story you're dying to tell in exactly the way you wish to tell… — Richelle E. Goodrich Copy Share Image
When your story is ready for rewrite, cut it to the bone. Get rid of every ounce of excess fat. This is… — Stephen King Copy Share Image
“Don't look back until you've written an entire draft, just begin each day from the last sentence you wrote the preceding day.… — Will Self Copy Share Image
“We should be told: Write fast, write close to the bone, write for ten hours straight until you’re not thinking in words… — Bonnie Friedman Copy Share Image
“Start telling the stories that only you can tell, because there’ll always be better writers than you and there’ll always be smarter… — Neil Gaiman Copy Share Image
“Don't give in to doubt. Never be discouraged if your first draft isn't what you thought it would be. Given skill and… — David Morrell Copy Share Image
“Hypocrisy is our friend. Power structures have to pretend to hold values in order to win the loyalty of at least some… — Justin Podur Copy Share Image
“The difference between wanting to write and having written is one year of hard, relentless labour. It's a bridge you have to… — Shatrujeet Nath Copy Share Image
“It's basically an act of faith, hoping that a small idea will unspool into a bigger whole. Sometimes, in fact often, it… — Khaled Hosseini Copy Share Image
Don't look back until you've written an entire draft, just begin each day from the last sentence you wrote the preceeding day.… — Will Self Copy Share Image
