Advice Quote by Joe Haldeman

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

— Amos Oz

Imagination? It is the one thing beside honesty that a good writer must have. The more he learns from experience the more he can…

— Ernest Hemingway

“Forget what they say about “write what you know.” Write what excites your imagination, and the knowledge you need can be acquired. And if…

— Charles Kowalski

Nothing can be more limiting to the imagination than only writing about what you know

— John Gardner

The one thing emphasized in any creative writing course is 'write what you know,' and that automatically drives a wooden stake through the heart…

— Tom Robbins

Writing doesn’t get easier with experience. The more you know, the harder it is to write.

— Tim O'Brien

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

“[Imagination] is the one thing beside honesty that a good writer must have. The more he learns from experience the more he can imagine.…

— Ernest Hemingway

“People often ask me what advice I have for writers, and I reply that the most important responsibility I believe a writer has is…

— Clive Barker

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

My husband says I have too much imagination, but I don't think a writer can have too much imagination!

— Judy Blume