Tips-on-writing Quote by Patti Roberts

“What's crucial is whether your writing attains the standards you've set for yourself. (...) Basically a writer has a quiet, inner motivation, and doesn't…

— Haruki Murakami

“If you consider yourself a writer just write.”

— Sara Gran

“If you wish to be a writer– then write, and don’t allow anyone to tell you that you’re on the ‘wrong’ path. You know…

— M. Kirin

“Writing is physical work. It’s sweaty work. You can’t just will yourself to become a good writer. You really have to work at it.”

— Will Haygood

“The problem with being a writer is that it’s not enough to be a writer; one must also be seen to be a writer.”

— Paul Marlowe

“To be a writer, you must write. To be a published writer you must finish what you write and then get what you've written…

— George H. Scithers

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

— Millicent Ashby

“I was thinking: to write and being a writer are two kind of diferrences things. To write is a please. Being a writer is…

— Desi Puspitasari

“Sometimes writers like to imagine that the difficulty of becoming a writer resides in convincing others that that is what you are. But really…

— Hanif Kureishi

“I've worked really hard to make myself a better writer. I don't think writing is something that comes to people naturally; it is a…

— Nathan Nixon

“Writing is about allowing yourself to become a vessel of creativity. Writers are avatars of creation. We have tender hearts, and strong emotions. It's…

— Sai Marie Johnson

“Being a writer is an amazing job, but we’re all writers, most of us just forget to put our stories down on paper.”

— Colette Freedman