Books Quote by Larry Niven

The only way, I think, to learn to write short stories is to write them, and then try to discover what you have done.

— Flannery O'Connor

Like many writers, I started by writing short stories. I needed to learn how to write and stories are the most practical way to…

— Kate Atkinson

By writing, you learn to write.

— Samuel Johnson

Writing is a bit like swimming. You learn writing by doing it and you learn swimming by doing it. Nobody learns how to swim…

— Robert Munsch

You learn to write by writing, and by reading and thinking about how writers have created their characters and invented their stories. If you…

— Jean M. Auel

The best way to learn to write is to read in the genre you might be interested in; then, you need to actually sit…

— Homer Hickam

You learn to write by writing.

— William Zinsser

Learn as much by writing as by reading.

— Anonymous

By writing much, one learns to write well.

— Robert Southey

I think writing novels has taught me more about the value of patience and being organized. I've learned to use timelines and wikis to…

— Ken Liu

I'm one of those writers who started off writing novels and came to writing short stories later, partly because I didn't have the right…

— Julian Barnes

The best way to learn about writing is to study the work of other writers you admire.

— Jeffery Deaver