Young Writers Quotes

51 quotes by 45 authors

Artists don't talk about art. Artists talk about work. If I have anything to say to young writers, it's stop thinking of writing as art.… — Paddy Chayefsky
Young writers should be encouraged to write, and discouraged from thinking they are writers. — Wallace Stegner
Unfortunately many young writers are more concerned with fame than with their own work... It's much more important to write than to be written about. — Gabriel Garcia Marquez
If I were to offer any advice to young writers, it would be this: be discriminating and be discerning about the work you set for… — Barry Lopez
I kind of wish people didnâ€™t know who I am, that I could just lie, say Iâ€™m a speechwriter for Obama. This is what I… — Robert Pattinson
Success breeds volume, and it's just amazing how many young writers, artists, and musicians there are in town. — Steven Curtis Chapman
Young writers should be encouraged to write, and discouraged from thinking they are writers. If they arrive at college with literary ambitions, they should be… — Wallace Stegner
I have an ambition to write a great book, but that's really a competition with myself. I've noticed that a lot of young writers, people… — Zadie Smith
I think young writers should get other degrees first, social sciences, arts degrees or even business degrees. What you learn is research skills, a necessity… — Irvine Welsh
I would also suggest that any aspiring writer begin with short stories. These days, I meet far too many young writers who try to start… — George R. R. Martin
I still feel the impulse to give young writers a hearing, and I believe I have played more unpublished compositions than any other band leader… — John Philip Sousa
I think it must be very hard to be one of the new young writers who are urged to put themselves forward when it may… — Anne Tyler
Young writers should definitely research the current sounds and styles. — Lamont Dozier
Read Jerrod Edson. He is one of our best young writers. — David Adams Richards
There are plenty of clever young writers. But there is too much genius, not enough talent. — J. B. Priestley
And when you get an eminent journal like Time magazine complaining, as it often has, that to the young writers of today life seems short… — William Styron
Don't be pretentious is my first advice to young writers. This is the big problem - just because you're getting an MFA doesn't mean you… — Gary Shteyngart
The advice I continually give to young writers is this, "Learn to paint pictures with words." Not just once upon a time, but ... In… — Brian Jacques
There are so many talented young writers named Jonathan, with whom by comparison I suffer terribly. — Jonathan Ames
I often meet frustrated young writers who say they've only got so far and just can't finish a book. Even if you don't happen to… — Eoin Colfer

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