Books Quote by Ernest Gaines

“The three rules to writing a novel; 1) Write 2) Write more 3) Keep writing”

— SciFurz

My most important rule is one that sums up the 10: If it sounds like writing, I rewrite it.

— Elmore Leonard

Two very simple rules: A. You don't have to write. B. You can't do anything else The rest comes of itself.

— Raymond Chandler

“Best advice to writers - Read, write, read, write - repeat!”

— Lilly Cain

One writes what one can, or has to, write.

— Neel Mukherjee

There are no rules in writing. There are useful principles. Throw them away when they're not useful. But always know what you're throwing away.

— Will Shetterly

“Write, write, write”

— Shaun Herbert

I think the cardinal rule of learning to write is learning to read first. I learned to write by learning to read.

— Siddhartha Mukherjee

I like rules. I like definitions, categories, and writing advice of all sorts. When I'm writing fiction, there are often a lot of things…

— Bruce Holland Rogers

You need to realize that most writing rules aren't laws, they're rules of thumb.

— Patrick Rothfuss

In reading and writing, you cannot lay down rules until you have learnt to obey them. Much more so in life.

— Marcus Aurelius

The golden rule in the arts, as far as I am concerned, is that all rules are meant to be broken.

— Michael Kenna