“A writer will always be a writer. It's not a choice, it's a destiny.” — Stephanie Lennox Copy Share Image
“This is important to writing. . . that is, it is important to my own writing. This. . . is landscape! Mine.… — Patricia MacLachlan Copy Share Image
“Chapter one is where you reach out your hand to the reader and say, "Come, let's have an adventure together.” — Tenaya Jayne Copy Share Image
“This whole show vs tell concept both bewilders and challenges my mind.” — Davee Jones Copy Share Image
“Calvin, yelling: Mom, can I set fire to my bed mattress? Calvin's Mom: No, Calvin. Calvin: Can I ride my tricycle on… — Bill Watterson Copy Share Image
“So they spread the paintings on the lawn, and the boy explained each of them. "This is the school, and this is… — David Morrell Copy Share Image
“So I write thoughts and emotions Taking birth in words And dying unsung in words! Words stitched together To give meaning to… — Avijeet Das Copy Share Image
“It is a truth universally acknowledged, he’d mused, that most people will never find their ‘call me Ishmael’.” — Django Wylie Copy Share Image
“Meredith,' interposed Celia, 'makes one of his women, Emilia in England, say that poetry is like talking on tiptoe; like animals in… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
“I recommend writing standing up from time to time. It's easier to dance when you finish writing.” — Diego Ramos Copy Share Image
“When a solid first draft of an original tale is complete...you feel as if you could do anything.” — Christy Hall Copy Share Image
“Real writers write. Period. No, the muse does not come to visit everyday. She’s a lazy, precocious flirt. You cannot get into… — Darynda Jones Copy Share Image
“This is the secret to mastering any discipline: as you conquer one, you'll find it easier to tackle another.” — Jeff Goins Copy Share Image
“It was a miracle to me, this transformation of my acorns into an oak.” — Betsy Lerner Copy Share Image
“Don’t write with a pen. Ink tends to give the impression the words shouldn’t be changed. Write with what gives you the… — Richard Hugo Copy Share Image
“To my mind, the most important thing in any form of fiction is the human element, but only if it takes us… — Graham Worthington Copy Share Image
“For example, instead of saying that it was a rainy night, you can say, “At night she could see from her window… — Pawan Mishra Copy Share Image
“I ran across an excerpt today (in English translation) of some dialogue/narration from the modern popular writer, Paulo Coelho in his book:… — Roman Payne Copy Share Image
“I write to find strength. I write to become the person that hides inside me. I write to light the way through… — Shannon L. Alder Copy Share Image
“If grammar is the skeleton of expression and usage the flesh and blood, then style is the personality.” — Arthur Plotnick Copy Share Image
“Every one of the big breakthroughs in the art of literature have possibly started as what many would call a ludicrous or… — Karl Wiggins Copy Share Image
“We became poets before we learned to walk Our roots dug deep with the slight touch of love Our leaves sprouted after… — Avijeet Das Copy Share Image
