Clear Quote by Samuel R. Delany

“Good writing is clear. Talented writing is energetic. Good writing avoids errors. Talented writing makes things happen in the reader’s mind — vividly, forcefully…

— Samuel R. Delany

Good writing comes from good talent.

— Leonardo da Vinci

The first is that good writing consists of mastering the fundamentals (vocabulary, grammar, the elements of style) and then filling the third level of…

— Stephen King

Good writers are those who keep the language efficient. That is to say, keep it accurate, keep it clear.

— Ezra Pound

Writing is a skill, not a talent, and this difference is important because a skill can be improved by practice.

— Robert Stacy McCain

“Though they have things in common, good writing and talented writing are not the same. […] If you start with a confused, unclear, and…

— Samuel R. Delany

All the elements of good writing depend on the writer's skill in choosing one word instead of another.

— Francine Prose

The chief difference between good writing and better writing may be measured by the number of imperceptible hesitations the reader experiences as he goes…

— James J. Kilpatrick

Good writers have two things in common: they prefer to be understood rather than admired; and they do not write for knowing and over-acute…

— Friedrich Nietzsche

Here's the bottom line; writers write. Sometimes words flow easily. Sometimes it's like sloughing through mud. Either way a professional writer keeps writing.

— P. C. Cast

When you combine something to say with the skill to say it properly, then you've got a good writer.

— Theodore Sturgeon

You have to be an extremely good reader to appreciate what a good writer is. There are some people who are completely insensitive to…

— Robert Caro