Advice Quote by Doris Lessing

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

— Doris Lessing

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

You don't know what you need when you're a young writer. You can get small slivers of critical input, advice, comments, but if you're…

— David Means

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

My best advice for writers is: Have your adventures, make your mistakes, and choose your friends poorly - all these make for great stories.

— Chuck Palahniuk

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

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

— Amos Oz

A lot of young writers are very precious about their words. Don't be - you've got to be ready to burn stuff. You're not…

— Josh Lieb

The single best piece of advice I give to aspiring writers is to always write about things that they know. I suggest that they…

— D. J. MacHale

When people ask, "Is there any advice you'd give a young writer?," I say write short stories. They afford lots of failure. Pastiche is…

— Ian Mcewan

Young writers should be encouraged to write, and discouraged from thinking they are writers.

— Wallace Stegner