--- title: "3 William Campbell Gault Quotes - Famous Writer (Death in Donegal Bay)" description: "William Campbell Gault (1910–1995) was an American writer. He wrote under his own name, and as Roney Scott and Will Duke, among other pseudonyms." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b024/author-william-campbell-gault-95278.jpg" --- ![Portrait of William Campbell Gault](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b024/author-william-campbell-gault-95278.jpg) # William Campbell Gault (1910–1995) Writer United States **3** quotes in **14** categories Rate this collection: ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ No ratings yet William Campbell Gault was a writer from the United States, best known for *Death in Donegal Bay*. ## Quick Facts About William Campbell Gault Born March 9, 1910 Died December 27, 1995 Nationality United States Profession Writer Notable works Death in Donegal Bay ## About William Campbell Gault William Campbell Gault (1910–1995) was an American writer. He wrote under his own name, and as Roney Scott and Will Duke, among other pseudonyms. ## Awards & Honors Edgar Awards ## Quotes by William Campbell Gault > [If you haven't got an idea, start a story anyway. You can always throw it away, and maybe by the time you…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-campbell-gault/if-you-haven-t-got-an-idea-start-a-story-anyway-you-can-always-throw/) [William Campbell Gault](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-campbell-gault/) [Firsts](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/firsts/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/57e/william-campbell-gault-80195_firsts_if-you-haven-t-got-an-idea-start-a-story_543164.jpg) > [If you haven't got an idea, write a story anyway.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-campbell-gault/if-you-haven-t-got-an-idea-write-a-story-anyway/) [William Campbell Gault](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-campbell-gault/) [Havens](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/havens/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d05/william-campbell-gault-80195_havens_if-you-haven-t-got-an-idea-write-a-story_1010304.jpg) > [“Remember this, if you have written a couple dozen short stories and sold them to national markets, the chances are you know…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-campbell-gault/remember-this-if-you-have-written-a-couple-dozen-short-stories-and/) [William Campbell Gault](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-campbell-gault/) [Investing](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/investing/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/de6/william-campbell-gault-80195_investing_remember-this-if-you-have-written-a-coup_1964245.jpg) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-campbell-gault/#itemlist", "name": "William Campbell Gault Quotes", "numberOfItems": 3, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "If you haven't got an idea, start a story anyway. 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