“You have to be in your middle thirties before you have anything worth saying.” — Peter Bowen Copy Share Image
“...it's merely writing, but you have to adjust your ear – I speak quietly – I sob – I whisper ...” — John Geddes Copy Share Image
“Write drunk (on emotion); edit sober (on rationality and intention). Faulkner, reimagined by me.” — Christina Cooke Copy Share Image
“Not that length and weight alone indicate excellence; many epic tales are pretty much epic crap.” — Stephen King Copy Share Image
If you want your own distinctive voice, you first have to become someone. — Anonymous Copy Share Image
Writing a book is a horrible, exhausting struggle, like a long bout of some painful illness. — George Orwell Copy Share Image
Writing is easy. All you do is stare at a blank sheet of paper until drops of blood form on your forehead. — Gene Fowler Copy Share Image
“If a writer starts worring about what he or she has left out or forgotten, they might not be able to write… — Baby Halder Copy Share Image
“Make time to write every day. The writing muscle is like any other muscle; the more you exercise it, the stronger it… — Judy Penz Sheluk Copy Share Image
“If you have a machine with three or four parts, you can shake them up in a box and it's still pretty… — Gene Wolfe Copy Share Image
“The solution to entrapment in the narcissistic hothouse of self is to not relinquish autobiographical writing, but to expand the self by… — Phillip Lopate Copy Share Image
“Your story must told. Live a life legacy- written book or notes. This will be there for many generations to know your… — Lailah Gifty Akita Copy Share Image
“Learn to write well and you will walk on water and turn wine into opium. You will speak a thousand new tongues… — Roman Payne Copy Share Image
“If you wish to be a writer– then write, and don’t allow anyone to tell you that you’re on the ‘wrong’ path.… — M. Kirin Copy Share Image
“To be a successful fiction writer you have to write well, write a lot … and let ‘em know you’ve written it!… — Gerard de Marigny Copy Share Image
“Maybe those sailors will write bad poems, but the same men would have kept dull diaries, too. The problem has to do… — Antoine de Saint-Exupéry Copy Share Image
“There is a muse, but he’s not going to come fluttering down into your writing room and scatter creative fairy-dust all over… — Stephen King Copy Share Image
“Tell your story. Don't try and tell the stories that other people can tell. Any starting writer starts out with other people's… — Neil Gaiman Copy Share Image
“Your readers have seen a sky with one moon in it any number of times, right? But I doubt they've seen a… — Haruki Murakami Copy Share Image
“Proponents of established norms often push rules like 'Write what you know' on new writers. In truth, everything we write is about… — Stewart Stafford Copy Share Image
“There’s more mystical nonsense written about the process of writing than almost anything. Inspiration, genius, “the muse.” So I want to lay… — Charles Finch Copy Share Image
“Francie always remembered what that kind teacher told her. “You know, Francie, a lot of people would think that these stories that… — Betty Smith Copy Share Image
It's a great lesson about not being too precious about your writing. You have to try your hardest to be at the… — Tina Fey Copy Share Image
Perfectionism is the voice of the oppressor; the enemy of the people. It will keep you insane your whole life. — Anne Lamott Copy Share Image
“Until you begin to write, then you shall know the wonders of the written word.” — Lailah Gifty Akita Copy Share Image
“Your writing should be filled with simple complexities and complex simplicities. Because that is life.” — Christy Hall Copy Share Image
“Write because you love it, not because you want to become rich. Your story will be better for it.” — Lana Axe Copy Share Image
“Upon the one thing every writer absolutely must have, and that is intellectual curiosity.” — Phillip Athans Copy Share Image
“Yesterday is gone, and tomorrow is beyond our reach. The best time to write is now, in the present.” — M. Kirin Copy Share Image
“A writer will always be a writer. It's not a choice, it's a destiny.” — Stephanie Lennox Copy Share Image
“Storytellers think they're writing for the audience. They're writing, in a way, to hurt the audience.” — Chuck Wendig Copy Share Image
“Writing is more than just a method to tell stories. It’s a way to find healing, and to healing others.” — M. Kirin Copy Share Image
