“If you are in difficulties with a book,” suggested H. G. Wells, “try the element of surprise: attack it at an hour… — Ralph Keyes Books Copy Share Image
“Find tricks to keep yourself going,” William Least Heat Moon once advised a group of aspiring writers. “Anything you can do to… — Ralph Keyes Writing Copy Share Image
“Henrik Ibsen hung a picture of August Strindberg over his desk. “He is my mortal enemy and shall hang there and watch… — Ralph Keyes Copy Share Image
Anxiety is not only an inevitable part of the writing process but a necessary part. If you’re not scared, you’re not writing. — Ralph Keyes Anxiety Copy Share Image
Willa Cather said that she write best when she stopped trying to write and began simply to remember. — Ralph Keyes Remember Copy Share Image
Serious writers write, inspired or not. Over time they discover that routine is a better friend than inspiration. — Ralph Keyes Friendship Copy Share Image
One thing I like about writing is that it provides such a wonderful opportunity for confidential chats with readers. In the privacy… — Ralph Keyes Average Copy Share Image
“One thing that separates would-be writers from working writers is that the latter know their work will never match their dreams.” — Ralph Keyes Dreams Copy Share Image
Be as creative in your tactics as you are in your writing. Find what gets your engine going, no matter how peculiar… — Ralph Keyes Creative Copy Share Image
Fear is felt by writers at every level. Anxiety accompanies the first word they put on paper and the last. — Ralph Keyes Accompany Copy Share Image
“...fear and courage are like lightning and thunder; they both sart out at the same time, but the fear travels faster and… — Ralph Keyes Courage Copy Share Image
“Christopher Isherwood tried to trick a good topic into rising from his unconscious by irritating it, “deliberately writing nonsense until it intervenes,… — Ralph Keyes Copy Share Image
I'm tempted to say that the top three reasons for hopelessness are rejection, rejection, rejection. But let's cast our net wider. 1)… — Ralph Keyes Able Copy Share Image
“Success as a writer is within the grasp of whoever can tell a story on paper that people want to hear, and… — Ralph Keyes Writing Copy Share Image
“I put on several different outfits. The advantage of not knowing who you are is you can attempt to be all things… — Ralph Keyes Copy Share Image
...wrote Lawrence Block. "Someone once told me that fear and courage are like lightning and thunder; they both start out at the… — Ralph Keyes Block Copy Share Image
“One of the most fundamental of human fears is that our existence will go unnoticed.” — Ralph Keyes Fear Copy Share Image
“The most understandable trap is to wait for fear to subside before starting one’s journey. It doesn’t, won’t, and shouldn’t. Too much… — Ralph Keyes Fear Copy Share Image
I think that simply nudging yourself into unfamiliar settings - physical or emotional - can produce surprising results on the writing front. — Ralph Keyes Emotional Copy Share Image
Writing can be wonderful therapy, and cheap at the price. At the very least, you eventually get bored by thinking about anxious… — Ralph Keyes Anxious Copy Share Image
“writing about something was not the moral equivalent of doing it,” — Ralph Keyes Character Copy Share Image
