Author-advice Quote by Sarah Gerdes

“You have to be careful what you write and not allow self righteousness to cloud your ability to be objective. This story is not…

— Crystal Evans

“I don't sit here and make these stories up. They are delivered to me, over time, by some relentless and shadowy demand. Trust me,…

— Julian Lorr

“Say a prayer to whatever God you believe in or none, and find the strength within you to keep going, and get back on…

— Anonymous

“I hate writing, I hate pens and paper and all that fussiness. I have done well enough without it too, I think. Oh, I…

— Sebastian Barry

“You are a writer when your overwhelming need to tell a story outweighs your fear of ridicule.”

— Julie Rodelli

“Be careful the stories you're telling yourself about your current circumstances; a head full of negative thoughts has no space for positive ones.”

— Roy T. Bennett

“Don’t tell me to write your story. Write your own story. If you won’t write it down, it probably isn’t worth writing down—or reading.”

— Jarod Kintz

“Having an attack of self-doubt about your writing ability? Step #1 - Tell yourself - 'I'm the best damn writer there is, and the…

— Jonathan Maas

“Be true to the writer within you; tell the story you're dying to tell in exactly the way you wish to tell it, and…

— Richelle E. Goodrich

“Writing is a lonely job. Having someone who believes in you makes a lot of difference. They don't have to make speeches. Just believing…

— Stephen King

“I know we built our career almost on being a positive influence on people. But the truth is, that's not always the way I…

— Ryan Key

“Every day I must prove to myself I am a writer. The knowledge goes away in my sleep. What I wrote yesterday was paltry,…

— Bonnie Friedman