Knows Quote by Mary Roberts Rinehart

“To be a successful fiction writer you have to write well, write a lot … and let ‘em know you’ve written it! Then rinse…

— Gerard de Marigny

There is no secret to success except hard work and getting something indefinable which we call 'the breaks.' In order for a writer to…

— Countee Cullen

“When writers who are just starting out ask me when it gets easier, my answer is never. It never gets easier. I don’t want…

— Dani Shapiro

“Writers live with fear. Some writers cannot deal with the fear, and so they quit or refuse to publish. In order to write, you…

— Patrick Mcmanus

“When becoming a writer don’t think of success, imagine you are throwing your book into a vast ocean with the only hope that enough…

— Mark L Lloyd

Encourage aspiring writers to continue writing when things are going against them, when it feels hard. Explain the typical obstacles that occur, and encourage…

— Patrick Modiano

I know that the way to be a really successful writer is to write the same kind of book over and over again. Find…

— Neil Gaiman

“Success as a writer is within the grasp of whoever can tell a story on paper that people want to hear, and is willing…

— Ralph Keyes

“The secret of being a successful writer is--write. Every writer deserves that chance.”

— Millicent Ashby

Success comes to a writer as a rule, so gradually that it is always something of a shock to him to look back and…

— P. G. Wodehouse

The reality of the writer's world is that you set yourself up for future disappointment with every success that you deliver because you end…

— Ashwin Sanghi

To any writer: Teach yourself to work in uncertainty. Many writers are anxious when they begin, or try something new. Even Matisse painted some…

— Bernard Malamud