Bliss Quote by O. Henry

I'll give you the whole secret to short story writing. Here it is. Rule 1: Write stories that please yourself. There is no Rule 2.

— O. Henry

If you can't write a story that pleases yourself, you will never please the public. But in writing the story forget the public.

— O. Henry

Write your story as it needs to be written. Write it honestly, and tell it as best you can. I'm not sure that there…

— Neil Gaiman

The main rule of writing is that if you do it with enough assurance and confidence, you’re allowed to do whatever you like. (That…

— Neil Gaiman

The rules seem to be these: If you have written a successful novel, everyone invites you to write short stories. If you have written…

— James A. Michener

Writing the short story is essentially an act of grace. It's not a matter of will so much as trust. I try to let…

— Paulette Alden

“If you you write with enough assurance and confidence, you’re allowed to do whatever you like. So write your story as it needs to…

— Neil Gaiman

Short stories can be rather stark and bare unless you put in the right details. Details make stories human, and the more human a…

— V. S. Pritchett

It is my belief that we as human beings have a need to tell stories - I think it's evolutionary. So you can think…

— Aleksandar Hemon

Surely the whole point of writing your own life story is to be as honest as you possibly can, revealing everything about yourself that…

— Judith Krantz

I consider myself a writer. I don't favour any type of writing. I sometimes wish short stories came more easily to me.

— James Lasdun

“Writing is more about telling other peoples' stories than your own”

— Carla H. Krueger