“She saw the skin pull under the driver's ears and knew that he was laughing.” — Mary Butts 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
“Don't fool yourself. Talking about writing is not the same as actually doing it.” — Christy Hall 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
“You cannot be a great writer in a shop where words are sold in tens and twenties.” — Rick Aster Copy Share Image
“...each part of a story, each word if possible, was to work frontally as well as laterally... ("Conveyance: The Story I would… — William S. Wilson Copy Share Image
“Always remember that writing is an alliance between author and reader. With every line we put down on the page, we need… — Hal Zina Bennett 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
“What you need to remember is that there’s a difference between lecturing about what you know and using it to enrich the… — Stephen King Copy Share Image
“...what draws us into a story and keeps us there is the firing of our dopamine neurons, signaling that intriguing information is… — Lisa Cron 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
“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
“I have this idea that writing is all about divergent thinking colliding with a hurricane of emotions.” — R. YS Perez Copy Share Image
“Let us not neglect the forbidden. Let us not sophisticate ourselves out of the cheap thrill and chill of it: the story… — Clive Barker 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
“The root difficulty in all cases was the state of being blind and deaf to words-- not seeing the words for the… — Jacques Barzun Copy Share Image
“I admire the person who can write it right off. Mencken once said that a person who thinks clearly can write well.… — James Thurber Copy Share Image
“Look for the clutter in your writing and prune it ruthlessly. Be grateful for everything you can throw away. Reexamine each sentence… — William Zinsser Copy Share Image
“Begin your writing, fiction or article, where the action begins. This action can be internal (e.g., an important insight or personal decision)… — Walt Shiel Copy Share Image
“Don't over edit. Don't second-guess yourself, or your ideas. Just write. Write every day, and keep at it. Don't get discouraged with… — Heather Grace Stewart Copy Share Image
“You cherry-pick events that are relevant to the story question and construct a gauntlet of challenge (read: the plot) that will force… — Lisa Cron Copy Share Image
“Inspiration can be a wonderful thing, but it can also be quite fickle ... If you want to be able to call… — Etienne de L'Amour Copy Share Image
“An author needs a lot more than one person to succumb to his literary seductive charms, but, like Saul, he must realize… — Thomas McCormack Copy Share Image
“I’ve learned that the creative life may or may not be the apex of human civilization, but either way it’s not what… — Lev Grossman Copy Share Image
“Most—but not all—of the writers I knew then were young men who cherished their independence, were unconcerned about job security, and were… — Sterling Lord Copy Share Image
“According to Wallace, the expectation that art amuses is a 'poisonous lesson for a would-be artist to grow up with,' since it… — Dorothy M. Kennedy Copy Share Image
“Travel became distinguishable from pain and began to be regarded as an intellectual pleasur...These factors--the voluntariness of departure, the freedom implicit in… — Robin Jarvis Copy Share Image
“Concentrate on sharpening your memory and peeling your sensibility. Cut every page you write by at least one third. Stop constructing those… — Hilary Mantel Copy Share Image
“Doing it all the time, whether or not we are in the mood, gives us ownership of our writing ability. It takes… — Julia Cameron Copy Share Image
“The most important step in developing skillful speech is to think before speaking.” — Allan Lokos Copy Share Image
“Pursue knowledge as though it is your life-blood, then you will know greatness!” — Monique Rockliffe Copy Share Image
“Telling a story is like playing a fiddle. No one want's to hear it when it's done badly” — Anonymous Copy Share Image
“I can't wait to get back to writing today so I can see what happens next Kim Cormack” — Kim Cormack Copy Share Image
“I'm not a writer. Ernest Hemingway was a writer. I just have a vivid imagination and type 90 WPM.” — Tiffany Madison Copy Share Image
