Aspiring writers Quote by Jeffery Deaver

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

— Wallace Stegner

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 good writer, make sure you read. I'm amazed by how many people don't bother to do that.

— Mitch Albom

You have to be an extremely good reader to appreciate what a good writer is. There are some people who are completely insensitive to…

— Robert Caro

I guess the important thing for young writers is to read.

— Paul Auster

When I write, I enjoy myself so much that what is being written really needs no reader

— Guillermo Cabrera Infante

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

We're not just writers; we're readers probably more than anything else. That's how you learn how to write and how you learn to appreciate…

— Elizabeth Berg

Writing is a solitary pursuit and I think you have to be partially at peace with yourself, but it's the other part that's usually…

— Craig Johnson

I think that if you write what you love to read, that will be what your audience wants to read, too.

— Sarah Mlynowski

I've always been drawn to writing for young readers. The books that I read growing up remain in my mind very strongly.

— Meg Wolitzer

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