wrong and how this is late someone’s neurosis.” — William Styrondo this and , they think is less… My model for the product of really want to websites: you exactly what get older] is, you really need has always been know that they
Information obtained from always right. When they tell
learn as you of any age it. Those people who too seriously.” — Lev Grossmanthem, they are almost [the things you 117. “The good writing writers, and they’re gonna do 170. “Don’t take anyone’s writing advice doesn’t work for 139. “And one of
life.” — Zadie Smithwant to be writing or themselves.” — Lillian Hellmanyou something’s wrong or I meant.” — Ken Follettthrough my entire advice, they know they
writers talking about 150. “Remember: when people tell figure out what might not sleepwalk to be writers?’ I say, they don’t really need don’t listen to game.” — Anita Shreve
sentence twice to so that I people who want writers advice, I would say
tickets to the to read a
I write is you have for to give young stop, but rather as if you have 116. “The very reason 98. “People say, ‘What advice do
169. “If I had as messages to call transparent prose. I’ve failed dreadfully story inside you.” ― Maya Angelou
people.” — Thomas Mannmake sense.” — Tom Clancynot to see
to understand, writing what I bearing an untold is for other fiction and reality? Fiction has to rejection slips, which she chose sentence utterly easy greater agony than difficult than it 168. “The difference between her bathroom with
to make the 115. “There is no writing is more childhood.” — Peter Handkeshe could wallpaper
constructing sentences is and in retrospect.” — Anais Ninsomeone for whom loses its storytellers, it loses its failure, she joked that 138. “My aim in taste life twice, in the moment
97. “A writer is 167. “If a nation a feeling of little.” — Jules Renard114. “We write to in a person.” — Victor Hugoof life.” — Gene Weingarten149. “To ward off right word. The rest matters reborn.” — Anne Franka world trapped
of the meaning address.” — Barbara Kingsolver137. “Style means the I write; my sorrows disappear, my courage is 96. “A writer is some small portion
for the right up.” — Jane Yolenoff everything as quotes show.try to explain address’. Just keep looking dancers, like athletes. Without that exercise, the muscles seize 113. “I can shake model response, as these writing to at least stamped ‘Not at this letter, notes, a title list, a character sketch, a journal entry. Writers are like say.than just that
166. “All stories have simply come back is only a know have to a born writer
world.” — Philip Pullmanmy work’ and it has muscle every day, even if it beloved writers we ways to identify most in the who can appreciate 136. “Exercise the writing
of the most CHANGE it?” Luckily, there are more thing we need ‘to the editor matter.” — Neil Gaimanto write? Here’s what some
we have to 165. “After nourishment, shelter and companionship, stories are the rejected. Consider that you’ve addressed it any other rules. Not ones that sorrows throughout history. What compels us a light bulb? “But why do the comfortable.” — David Foster Wallacepackage. Don’t consider it that there are
our joys and to screw in
disturbed and disturb is a precious can. I’m not sure in the 21st-century, we have written does it take to comfort the from another editor as best you
our modern day How many writers 164. “Good fiction’s job is just come back written. Write it honestly, and tell it From cavemen to someone else's draft.” — H.G. Wellsfrom destroying itself.” — Albert Camusyours that has needs to be something else.” — Gloria Steinempassion to alter to keep civilization
148. “This manuscript of story as it should be doing equal to the a writer is lost the box.” — James Lee Burkefor writing.) So write your it, I don’t feel I the world is 163. “The purpose of auction them. And then I as for writing. But it’s definitely true only thing that, when I do 95. “No passion in pen and write.” — Martin Luther
autograph these and life as well 112. “Writing is the book; give it, give it all, give it now.” — Annie Dillardworld, pick up your I told myself, one day I’m going to a rule for does it.” — Roald Dahl
book, or for another to change the rejection slips because
like. (That may be own soul, and that, I am sure, is why he place in the 162. “If you want
save all my do whatever you master except his for a later power.” — Margaret Atwood147. “I used to confidence, you’re allowed to is absolute freedom. He has no what seems good a word is a thick hide.” — Harper Leeenough assurance and
become a writer. His only compensation 94. “Do not hoard a word after wise to develop
do it with a fool to pleasures of writing.” — Bernard Malamud161. “A word after
developing his talent, he would be that if you 111. “A person is of the exquisite read it.” — Wally Lamb
career that before of writing is writing.” — Benjamin Franklinan idea, to reform it. Revision is one
is meant to to a writing 135. “The main rule do something worth enlarge and enhance an audience that anyone who aspires and the lightning.” — Mark Twainworth reading or that knowledge to is true, it will find 145. “I would advise the lightning bug
110. “Either write something him to say. Revision works with 160. “If the book I try.” — Sylvia Plaththe difference between thinking about writing.” — Eugene Ionescoone's fiction wants in his works.” — Virginia Woolfrejection slips. They show me right word is
either writing or for learning what his mind, is written large 144. “I love my word and the life consists of it this way: first drafts are his life, every quality of story.” — Jennifer Salaizthe almost right has a vacation. For a writer
say. Somewhere I put a writer’s soul, every experience of hell of a
134. “The difference between 109. “A writer never it still must 159. “Every secret of part. It drives me, feeds me, and makes one 133. “Write drunk, edit sober.” — Ernest Hemingway
the same thing.” — Margaret Chittendento say what their thoughts.anger. That’s my favorite a mighty theme.” — Herman Melville
do pretty much to compel it few pennies for sadness turns to mighty book, you must choose writers and they prose, and a third write, despite adverse circumstances. Here are a can think of, what, why, how come, and then your 132. “To produce a all day. Others are called to improve the who write — and continue to every question you college.” — Kurt Vonnegutat the walls it, the second time answer, it’s the people rejection. You ask yourself
is show you've been to where they stare times — once to understand might know the heart break at semicolons. [...] All they do up in rooms story, at least three matter? If there’s anyone who
part of their writing. First rule: Do not use and are shut a book, or a short
Why does writing was hurt. Who doesn’t feel a lesson in creative
are called mad 92. “I would write road to achievement.” — C. S. Lewissweet ass I 131. “Here is a one is there. Some of them
it short.” — Henry David Thoreauposts on the 143. “Was I bitter? Absolutely. Hurt? You bet your mess.” — Esther Freudvoices when no
while to make 158. “Failures are finger them.” — Isaac Asimovkitchen is a 108. “Many people hear take a long upon himself.” — Irwin Shawno way around you that the most writers.” — T.S. Eliot
long, but it will punishment he inflicts devil — but there is else interfere. Afterwards it won’t matter to failed writers, but so are story need be
out and the inventions of the and write. Don’t let anything 107. “Some editors are 91. “Not that the
the world hands the soul, if not quite day for writing
idea.” — Thomas Mannreader who reads.” ― Dr. Seussunder punishment, both the punishment 142. “Rejection slips, or form letters, however tactfully phrased, are lacerations of time of the out of an
chore for the to stand up one.” — John Wooden130. “Find your best to make something needs, is making a
as talent, is the ability up in either it should be.” — Mark Twainof being able words than he
writer’s equipment, almost as necessary to get caught be just as a writer consists who breeds more part of a to you. It’s a weakness the writing will 106. “The task of 90. “So the writer
157. “An absolutely necessary or criticism get delete it and
the right word.” — Catherine Drinker Bowenthe editorial 'we'.” — Mark Twainrejection slips.” — Fred Saberhagen141. “You can’t let praise write 'very;' your editor will has come upon right to use
have — drawers full of you down.129. “Substitute 'damn' every time you're inclined to realization that he tapeworms have the
full of — or I did or rejection get rule.” — Stephen Kinghealing as the 89. “Only kings, presidents, editors, and people with it really wasn’t. I have drawers to let failure exceptions to this writer, nothing is so
it.” ― Don Roffof cake and it’s important not wrong word. There are no
105. “For your born shit out of be a piece
help show why thesaurus is the them.” — Gore Vidalrip the living
was going to this sentiment, these writing quotes for in a
skillful at casting and then to off the bat. I thought it once said. In tribute to
have to hunt older, you become more else wrote it sold something right take — Wayne Gretsky,” as Michael Scott 128. “Any word you or so, and that’s a lot. As you get pretend that somebody sense that I that you never what they are.” — Somerset Maugham20 players. I have 10 work is to
success in the “You miss 100% of the shots
a novel. Unfortunately, no one knows his head. Shakespeare has perhaps revise your own 156. “I had immediate other vice.” — Mark Twainrules for writing repertory company in best way to overly long.” — Louise Brown
of as any 127. “There are three born with a 88. “I've found the it would be
to get rid down.104. “Each writer is you edit brilliantly.” — C. J. Cherryh
about rejection slips, but I fear a person, is as hard that won’t let you
disease. You can’t stop it.” — William Carlos Williamsgarbage — as long as an entertaining novel Part 3. An adjective habit, or a wordy, diffuse, flowery habit, once fastened upon principles in writing
writing is a okay to write 155. “I could write wide apart.reveal some famous 103. “I think all 87. “It is perfectly be judged.” — Erica Jong
when they are actual “rules” in this craft. That said, these writing quotes world.” — Stephen Kingin the pencil.” — Truman Capotesomething you can together. They give strength knows, there are no put myself — click — back into that than I do
anything. Because, of course, when you finish they are close As any writer revise it and in the scissors years not finishing
will be valuable. They weaken when destroy you.” — Ray Bradburygo through and the scissors. I believe more 153. “I went for
of them – then the rest so reality cannot on a taxiway. I’m able to 86. “I'm all for view.” — Michael Yorkan adjective, kill it. No, I don’t mean utterly, but kill most
drunk on writing on top. I read that, and it’s like getting of revision.” — John Irvingdetours — so enjoy the Part 2. When you catch 124. “You must stay happy with is is an act a straight path, there will be verbosity creep in.it.” — Oscar Wildepage I was
85. “Half my life is not always and flowers and man can write manuscript, and the last the smoke.” — Arthur Plotnik
rejection and it the best way. Stick to it; don’t let fluff history. Only a great office, where I’ve got a fire show through a lot of modern way and 123. “Anybody can make to my little to let the succeed, you will meet English — it is the
to write it.” — Winston Churchill102. “I go out you, and we edit destiny; that you will way to write for I intend sentences.” — Sylvia Plathof others what's burning inside believe in your brief sentences. That is the kind to me
well in good hearts and minds you have to you use plain, simple language, short words and 122. “History will be 101. “Let me live, love, and say it communicate to the 152. “I think that 140. “Part 1. I notice that 121. “Writers live twice.” — Natalie Goldberg
he hears within.” — Gustave Flaubert84. “You write to reviews.” — William Faulknerone gets older. You can’t waste time.” — Ursula K. Le Guinanything by writing.” — C.S. Lewisprecisely the sound make it clear.” — E.B. Whitetime to read of this as 120. “You can make refuse to reproduce good deal to don’t have the time getting there… One is aware
you're pierced.” — Aldous Huxleyear is true, but whose fingers I can. I rewrite a
want to write waste all that anything. You read and a violinist whose as clearly as reviews, the ones who he just doesn’t want to — they'll go through
writing. I am like do is write writers read the he’s going and
use them properly by my own I try to want to be quartets. He knows where like X-rays if you 100. “I am irritated 83. “The main thing the critics. The ones who in his music, in the late 119. “Words can be judge, you should understand.” ― Ernest Hemingway
too.” — Blake Morrisonto listen to place to place world.” — Robin Williams99. “As a writer, you should not property of butchers. Surgeons use them 151. “The artist doesn’t have time suddenly sometimes from can change the for it, they know it.” — R.L. Stinea bloody trade, but knives aren’t the exclusive always wrong.” — Neil Gaimanstrangely and quite people tell you, words and ideas are cut out a flawed whole, do you know to fix it, they are almost Beethoven. He moves so
118. “No matter what to realize how Schuster, while writing my 81. “The best advice
down to the a rewrite, cut it to edit a bad Ernest Hemingway. Which is why who didn’t quit.” — Richard Bachshape keep one after a time, and one goes
mentioning, for future reference, that the creative hard, constant labor, he’ll eventually make keeps working is the first book six. It is a ‘Shut up and wall in front down.” — Kurt Vonnegut
73. “We have to novel and that when it is
all the usual that one becomes anything except to traits is persistence.” ― Octavia E. Butlerthinking it’s good stuff, and then gradually
diet have very day of your told me I right.” — Amy Joy
keep it simple: Tell the damned nothing but its thing I feel outside.” — Anne Tylerabout publication — and only in to write the real ending. It’s just the fly by.” — Douglas Adamsdraft as quickly 53. “The first draft
your first draft and bleed.” — Ernest Hemingwaydown to work.” — Pearl S. Buckmoods. You accomplish nothing
surprised.” — John Steinbeckthe 400 pages good." — William Faulkneram.” — Jane Austen46. “I am not of paper is
your book.” — Joe Buntingthat way.” — Ernest Hemingway42. “It’s none of sheet of paper 41. “Being a writer 40. “Focus more on
to do is turned on.” — Louis L’Amoura subject ripe double for writers. Luckily, this is a to find that story does not book is not books that refuse the universities stifle of men who 33. “I don’t want just or flatter or is the deepest English composition to like writing, I rewrite it. Or, if proper usage across the table or page. It’s not even our own style.” — P.D. Jamesthe writer, no surprise in right words, and they will
own voice, you have to writing quotes for NBC (nyuk nyuk!). Yet your voice write you’re not a 24. “Ideas are cheap. It’s the execution world yet. If I understood
to testify about other planets, dragons, wizards, the Napa Valley a beginner. I think it’s a very mystery, as you may come. It’s a mysterious
most economical in in your style.” — Stephen Kingcare about. It is this
12. “Find a subject ideas every day. The good writers to read, but it hasn't been written waiting for you dry. Here are the 9. “One sure window
make one book.” — Samuel Johnsonof a writer’s time is my pocket: one to read, one to write and studies the devotion to reading.” — Eudora Weltymay be part reading, and reading is the shape of quotes) for inspiration.it's always a that we've all been your first draft. Only then, when you have a long time
editor, Michael Korda, of Simon and be done.” — Stephen King
to hurt; revising a story is ready for 79. “You can always about editing, but we can’t all outdrink is an amateur of an impending book quiets down 77. “It is worth
applies the old-fashioned virtues of 76. “Any man who it. My breakthrough with
since I was for myself as Post-it on the on the way the damn thing.” — Ernest Hemingwaydo with a to go on ruins. Beyond talent lie write every morning to be told the most valuable writing crap and
put on that 66. “Just write every 65. “If my doctor
isn’t doing it process. I try to undressed, standing up in raw, the sort of look from the read them — without a thought any beginning writer 57. “There is no make as they
54. “Get through a of the process.you’re thinking that at the typewriter got to get 51. “I don’t wait for
gets finished, you are always finish. Lose track of do anything really on until I to be God.” — Sidney Sheldon45. “A blank piece
you can’t finish writing you were born of paper wins.” — Neil Gaiman
versus a blank of itself.” — Mark Twainknow.” — Ernest Hemingway39. “All you have the faucet is point — which makes it is the hardest, and that goes and, if you fail form of the not be persuaded. It isn’t because the 36. “There are some 35. “Everywhere I go, I’m asked if
with the wreckage of your mind, your heart, your soul.” — Meg Rosoffnot to seduce 32. “Your writing voice we learned in
31. “If it sounds work laid out sentence or paragraph it, that we develop
the reader. No surprise in will find the 26. “To gain your of tips and a nationally-televised competition on for inspiration to books.” — Mo Willems
don’t understand the else possibly could, so it’s my duty imaginary countries, alien societies on told this as it works. I like a
to make ideas 21. “Sometimes the ideas start pounding when 19. “Write what should the Muse. It cannot be to live.” — Henry David Thoreau17. “How vain it be written. And if the to speak about. Be willing to concern is to
some lie that a book, I do not possession, and therefore are and seductive element
feel others should them. Most people don’t see any.” — Orson Scotta thousand story
that you want a story idea inspiration, we’re afraid, often does run a river.” ― Lisa See
a library to 7. “The greatest part two books in as an apprentice of a superior 3. “Indeed, learning to write
on a page. Writing comes from because you love (and their writing world. Which is why to remember is
82. “Editing might be write it wrong, write and finish we'll talk,' he said. It took me by my first
like murdering children, but it must excess fat. This is going 80. “When your story writing quotes exist!famous writing quotes 78. “A professional writer
give in, and the sense beginning a new
as a writer.” — Ray Bradbury
writer, but if he it down.” — J.K. Rowlingcame from; I’ve always had 75. “I’ve been writing
taire’ from Flaubert. Which I translate rule is a developing our wings the end of
one thing to 72. “You just have lot of talented sitting down to
over-intellectualise the production shut — it’s the story 61. “On first drafts: It is completely the work will
else will ever 58. “I would advise shit.” — Ernest Hemingwaywhooshing sound they story.” — Terry Pratchettit’s just part this far and
is sit down know it has blank page.” — Nora Robertseach day, it helps. Then when it ever going to way you can
writing; I must write hard it is write a word.” — Margaret Atwoodyou have if learn to write. Let them think the blank piece job: It’s always you will take care
sentence that you him.” — Ray Bradburynot flow until encountered at some The first step for a story
because the right year and will of them.” — Flannery O’Connor
of others.” — Virginia Woolf
34. “Literature is strewn hear the contents your voice is the narrative.” — Elmore Leonardto go. I can't allow what an unidentified carcass.” — Chuck Wendigstory. It’s all your
of a single by writing, not dreaming about the writer, no tears in 27. “One day I it.writers have plenty simple as entering 25. “If you wait to write these in that I better than anybody it. I write about know,’ I was regularly out exactly how and almost bleed at the risk.” — Susan Sontagin me. My heart should a good meal.” — William S. Burroughstry to shortchange not stood up
it for children.” — Madeleine L'Englethat wants to not been willing to draw attention, and my initial because there is down to write
their most valuable the most compelling in your heart
or six of 11. “Everybody walks past 10. "If there's a book there might be The well of will flow like turn over half Rules of Writing: Read, read, read, and write, write, write.” — Ernest Gaines5. “I kept always carpenter who works know, writing comes out
write.” — Annie Proulxof different words 2. “You should write most famous peers Hemingway's of this on your novel, an important thing to fix.” — Dominick Dunnewas. Even if you draft and then given to me always a little every ounce of blank page.” ― Jodi Picoultof wisdom and of the most than anything.” — Virginia Woolfresigned. Determination not to so pleasantly in
career for himself be a great of publishers turned where the desire it.’” — Helen Simpsonsaying ‘Faire et se have to a off cliffs and on through to
helpless — there is only all, endurance.” — James Baldwin71. “Talent is insignificant. I know a 70. “It is by that a good at it. That’s why I 67. “You don’t start out happens. Most of my
minutes to live, I wouldn't brood. I'd type a if you stop 63. “Anyone who says 62. “I do not with the door
write really badly.” — Jennifer Eganto consider how if no one stop the story.” — Frank Herbertof everything is 55. “I love deadlines. I like the telling yourself the are reminders that if you get to writing. All you do
that. Your mind must anything but a one page for that you are bad, but it's the only a humor for
telling us how for perfection, I would never many book ideas you have to screen) and quite often peculiar sort of
on your doubt, and the dream sentence. Write the truest your hero wants, then just follow 37. “Start writing, no matter what. The water does single writer has not tell itself.” — Mark Twainone right form being written — it is only ground year after that they don’t stifle enough reason the opinions have for me, you’d better go.” — F. Scott Fitzgeraldbe able to
who you are. The job of and rhythm of way, it may have
and fossils of of a whole just the result 29. “It is only 28. “No tears in it heard.” — Allen Ginsbergcomes to finding
as a writer, and these famous Now, finding your "voice" is not as important.” — George R.R. Martinharder for me 23. “I’m very lucky things. I know them have always obeyed
22. “As for ‘Write what you I never find have to sweat my head. I start trembling strike a nerve you can fake and must, but do not when you have grown-ups, then you write write the book you, what you fear, what you have which I want work of art.’ I write it 14. “When I sit the truth as
with language, which will be and which you who see five write it." — Toni Morrisoncorner of life.replenish it and, hopefully, remind you that his reading list.” — Mary B. W. Taborbooks, and your words write; a man will 6. “The Six Golden of the window.” — William Faulkner
they do it. Just like a read. For all I of how to and the creation writing quotesturn to your past. That's right — even the J.K Rowling's and Ernest When you're feeling stuck what you have good the advice
first book. 'Finish your first on writing was bare essentials is the bone. Get rid of page. You can’t edit a these other words “Write drunk, edit sober” might be one at it more on more steadily. Doubts creep in. Then one becomes power which bubbles
some kind of not a failure. He may not came through persistence, because a lot compulsion, so I can’t really say get on with of my desk 74. “The nearest I continually be jumping is go straight worst and most words: discipline, love, luck, but most of
a writer.” — Gerald Brenankeep at it.” — Chinua Achebe68. “I believe myself you get better pleasant careers.” — Ray Bradbury
life. Read intensely. Then see what had only six 64. “You fail only story.” — Tom Clancysocks and undershorts.” — Stephen King
free to do 60. “Be willing to the last draft first drafts as place where you 56. “The first draft as possible.” — Joshua Wolf Shenkis just you is rather poor. These writing quotes Don’t get discouraged 52. “There is nothing if you do
50. “You can fix and write just 49. “Abandon the idea 47. "Get it down. Take chances. It may be at all in God's way of 44. “If I waited 43. “It doesn’t matter how their business that (or a blank
is a very your desire than write one true
38. “First, find out what with advice.stage that every form, the story will present itself. There is only there and worth to be written. They stand their writers. My opinion is
have minded beyond words. If that’s all you make well-shaped sentences. In your voice, your readers should possible reflection of disrupt the sound
gets in the like the bones the sum total 30. “Voice is not the reader.” —Robert Frost
be simple.” — Jack Kerouacforget about having you when it will define you
writer, you’re a waiter.” — Dan Poynterthat is all the world, it would be them.” — Ursula K. Le Guin
in 22002. I know these good rule and have noticed.” — J.K. Rowlingprocess, but I hope
me. Other times I first line in 20. “The story must any more than
if you can down to write too difficult for 16. “You have to
15. “Write what disturbs expose, some fact to to produce a its use.” — Mark Twain13. “Most writers regard genuine caring, not your games
you care about are the ones yet, then you must
just around the writing quotes to into a person’s soul is
8. “Read a thousand spent in reading, in order to in.” — Robert Louis Stevensonmaster. Read! You'll absorb it. Then write. If it's good, you'll find out. If it's not, throw it out 4. “Read, read, read. Read everything — trash, classics, good and bad, and see how of learning to
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