Advice Quote by Ian Mcewan

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

The most common thing I find is very brilliant, acute, young people who want to become writers but they are not writing. You know,…

— Teju Cole

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

— Amos Oz

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

— Wallace Stegner

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

Young writers should be encouraged to write, and discouraged from thinking they are writers. If they arrive at college with literary ambitions, they should…

— Wallace Stegner

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

— Lillian Hellman

I would also suggest that any aspiring writer begin with short stories. These days, I meet far too many young writers who try to…

— George R. R. Martin

Young writers need to be encouraged to write - just write - with no restrictions on form, style or content.

— Kelley Armstrong

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

When you are young, hone your craft and write shorter pieces instead of novels, because it's really hard to finish a novel.

— Laini Taylor

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