Advice Quote by David Means

It's not possible to advise a young writer because every young writer is so different. You might say, "Read," but a writer can read…

— Alice Munro

“When people ask me how I write, I always answer, “Out loud.” It’s the single most important piece of advice I give young writers.…

— Jeffrey Robinson

That's my gutsy advice to any young writer: write only about what you know well.

— Amos Oz

If I had to give young writers advice, I would say don't listen to writers talking about writing or themselves.

— Lillian Hellman

Whenever I'm asked what advice I have for young writers, I always say that the first thing is to read, and to read a…

— John Green

If I were to offer any advice to young writers, it would be this: be discriminating and be discerning about the work you set…

— Barry Lopez

As a writer, you have to first of all write what you want to. Listen to advice, by all means, but don't get bogged…

— Joe Abercrombie

There's a lot of young authors out there, and people do seem to forget: in order to write well, you do need to have…

— Richard K. Morgan

If you want to be a writer, I have two pieces of advice. One is to be a reader. I think that's one of…

— S. E. Hinton

At the beginning, I experienced writing as a sort of constraint. Starting so young as a writer is pitiable: it's beyond your powers; you…

— Patrick Modiano

Advice to young writers? Always the same advice: learn to trust our own judgment.

— Doris Lessing

I've never been much of a craftsman, in an educated way. But I think just the experience of writing makes the avenues I follow…

— Dave Matthews