“Personal essay writing that incites the mind and instigates personal growth involves examination and re-examination, a process of noticing and reflecting upon… — Kilroy J. Oldster Copy Share Image
If you have other things in your life-family, friends, good productive day work-these can interact with your writing and the sum will… — David Brin Copy Share Image
“This is a little secret that all writers share: We have two lives; the one we live on Earth and the one… — Chrys Fey Copy Share Image
“What happened was that sometimes I was, from a young age, put in the theater to watch movies because they kept me… — Donald Richie Copy Share Image
“Novel writing is mostly triage (this now, that later) and obstinacy. Trying something, and when that doesn't work, trying something else. Welcoming… — Richard Russo Copy Share Image
“Storytelling is an ancient art. The lucent vibes of stories express what we cannot articulate directly. When we hear someone’s story, we… — Kilroy J. Oldster Copy Share Image
Writers aren’t people exactly. Or, if they’re any good, they’re a whole lot of people trying so hard to be one person. — F. Scott Fitzgerald Copy Share Image
“I refuse to give up when things go wrong because there is always a sliver lining behind the cloud.” — Millicent Ashby Copy Share Image
“Writers are a superior breed. No one else can face so much rejection and still thrive.” — Susie Smith Copy Share Image
“A writer’s life is half ambition and half anxiety, and there has to be both. It is no good writing a novel… — Martin Amis Copy Share Image
“Writing is a solitary venture. Making use of a soundless void in the vortex of time the author enters the realm of… — Kilroy J. Oldster Copy Share Image
“When strangers on a train or a plane ask what I do for a living, I say, "I kill people." This response… — Carol O'Connell Copy Share Image
A schedule is a mock-up of reason and order - willed, faked, and so brought into being. — Annie Dillard 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
“A writer reports on the universe. When he presents his credentials, the gates of heaven and hell are equally opened to him.… — Bangambiki Habyarimana Copy Share Image
“I'm not trying as a writer to be smart or to understand the inner workings of my narrator, I'm trying to survive… — Ron Carlson Copy Share Image
“Some people are truly beautiful. The light of beauty shines through their souls. And the world gets drenched in their inimitable light… — Avijeet Das Copy Share Image
For better or worse, most of my writing life has been about people that work behind the scenes. I'm interested in finding… — Mark Boal Copy Share Image
“A novel is always more complicated than it seems at the beginning. Indeed a novel should be more complicated than it seems… — John Irving Copy Share Image
I think at the beginning of one's writing life, negative reviews are what one does to get attention and stake out your… — Darryl Pinckney Copy Share Image
“The highest kind of writing—which must not be confused with the most ambitious kind…belongs to the realm of grace. Talent is part… — Ben Okri Copy Share Image
“On the way home, I saw a fist fight between an adverb and a pair of parentheses. I kept on walking.” — Peter James West Copy Share Image
“Writing is a 24/7 job. You live it, eat it, breathe it... the pay can be pretty lousy, but you do it… — Patti Roberts Copy Share Image
“If everyone could be a successful and rich author, there would be no point in working so hard. Where is the fun… — L.A. Jones Copy Share Image
