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I really liked writing rhyming poems and plays.

KT Tunstall
I really liked writing rhyming poems and plays.

I found the structure of writing a screenplay harder than the structure of writing an essay. But it was definitely challenging to force myself to sit and write. I'm not used to having to force myself...

Judy Greer
I found the structure of writing a screenplay harder than the structure of writing an essay. But it was definitely challenging to force myself to sit and write. I'm not used to having to force myself to work.

You have to learn how to write each book.

Kate DiCamillo
You have to learn how to write each book.

If a writer knows enough about what he is writing about, he may omit things that he knows. The dignity of movement of an iceberg is due to only one ninth of it being above water.

Ernest Hemingway
If a writer knows enough about what he is writing about, he may omit things that he knows. The dignity of movement of an iceberg is due to only one ninth of it being above water.

When I write, I can shake off all my cares.

Anne Frank
When I write, I can shake off all my cares.

I'm good at coming up with wacky characters and funny dialogue.

Marlon Wayans
I'm good at coming up with wacky characters and funny dialogue.

You take a universal concept, something that has been done a million times (because everything has been done a million times), and add a fresh twist to it. Something no one saw coming. But mostly...

Darynda Jones
You take a universal concept, something that has been done a million times (because everything has been done a million times), and add a fresh twist to it. Something no one saw coming. But mostly fresh writing! Keep it clean, simple, and compelling.

I do a lot of rewriting. It's very painful.

James Baldwin
I do a lot of rewriting. It's very painful.

The difficulty of literature is not to write, but to write what you mean.

Robert Louis Stevenson
The difficulty of literature is not to write, but to write what you mean.

People wonder why you choose certain subjects to write about. The truth is: you don't really. They choose you

Sebastian Faulks
People wonder why you choose certain subjects to write about. The truth is: you don't really. They choose you

Live first, write second.

Miranda Paul
Live first, write second.

You are not responsible for the reader, you're only responsible for what you are writing.

Debasish Mridha
You are not responsible for the reader, you're only responsible for what you are writing.

Writing the story of their own life allows the author to parse their story into examinable segments while continuing to engage in the act of communion and creation.

Kilroy J. Oldster Dead Toad...
Writing the story of their own life allows the author to parse their story into examinable segments while continuing to engage in the act of communion and creation.

True authors don't write for fame or to make a name or money, they write to make impact

Bernard Kelvin Clive
True authors don't write for fame or to make a name or money, they write to make impact

I like writing that puts the needle right into the vein. I don't think, when I'm writing, "Tell a good story" or "find a meaning." I'm thinking phrase by phrase, make it tight, make it good. Get the...

Maggie Nelson
I like writing that puts the needle right into the vein. I don't think, when I'm writing, "Tell a good story" or "find a meaning." I'm thinking phrase by phrase, make it tight, make it good. Get the idea out in language I can bear. I think there's something musical about being impatient with boring sentences - it's not that I don't have boring sentences, God knows I do, but I'm impatient with them.

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

Millicent Ashby
The secret of being a successful writer is - - write. Every writer deserves that chance.

For the real writers, every decision is either write or wrong.

Richelle E. Goodrich
For the real writers, every decision is either write or wrong.

The best writers I've read possess oodles of self-doubt, yet claw their way up with each work and remain humble. Boastful ones, not so much.

Don Roff
The best writers I've read possess oodles of self-doubt, yet claw their way up with each work and remain humble. Boastful ones, not so much.

An author who does not support his or her characters does not deserve the support of readers. EVER!

Johanna Oznowicz
An author who does not support his or her characters does not deserve the support of readers. EVER!

The art of writing is not as solitary as one might think. When it finally dawns on us one day that our task as writers is to share what we know of the human spirit, we suddenly discover that we were...

Hal Zina Bennett Write from the...
The art of writing is not as solitary as one might think. When it finally dawns on us one day that our task as writers is to share what we know of the human spirit, we suddenly discover that we were never truly alone.

Writing is just building a new world – one character, one place, one maniac at a time.

Carla H. Krueger
Writing is just building a new world – one character, one place, one maniac at a time.

The kindest thing you can offer an author is a review and a star rating. So appreciated. THE GOLDEN PEACOCK has had a successful 5-star run on Goodreads and on Amazon. Thank you! Lauren B. Grossman

Lauren B. Grossman
The kindest thing you can offer an author is a review and a star rating. So appreciated. THE GOLDEN PEACOCK has had a successful 5-star run on Goodreads and on Amazon. Thank you! Lauren B. Grossman

If you want to be a writer - - stop talking about it! Sit down and write. - Jackie Collins

Roberta Wilson
If you want to be a writer - - stop talking about it! Sit down and write. - Jackie Collins

The nastiest kind of writer is a ghostwriter, who bears people's children in their body for money.

M.F. Moonzajer LOVE, HATRED AND...
The nastiest kind of writer is a ghostwriter, who bears people's children in their body for money.

Writers do not find subjects; subjects find them.

subjects find them.
Writers do not find subjects; subjects find them.

I've received two key pieces of advice in regard to my books. The first is, You should lay off the f - bombs. The other is, You should add more f - bombs.

Lincoln Park
I've received two key pieces of advice in regard to my books. The first is, You should lay off the f - bombs. The other is, You should add more f - bombs.

You might say, as you tirelessly said of my stories, at least of the adjectives, that I should render the evidence, not render the verdict... {"Conveyance: The Story I would Not Want Bill Wilson To...

William S. Wilson Why I Don't...
You might say, as you tirelessly said of my stories, at least of the adjectives, that I should render the evidence, not render the verdict... {"Conveyance: The Story I would Not Want Bill Wilson To Read"}

Fear is felt by writers at every level. Anxiety accompanies the first word they put on paper and the last.

Ralph Keyes The Courage to...
Fear is felt by writers at every level. Anxiety accompanies the first word they put on paper and the last.

Action is the pulse of any good story, but the character is the heart. If the action has no consequence to the character, the story loses heart.

Linda W. Yezak
Action is the pulse of any good story, but the character is the heart. If the action has no consequence to the character, the story loses heart.

I get annoyed when a self-indulgent writer just shows off what he knows but doesn't really tell a story. To me, storytelling is first a craft. Then if you're lucky, it becomes an art form. But first,...

Robert Ludlum
I get annoyed when a self-indulgent writer just shows off what he knows but doesn't really tell a story. To me, storytelling is first a craft. Then if you're lucky, it becomes an art form. But first, it's got to be a craft.. You've got to have a beginning, middle and end. And I have sort of applied the theatrical principles to writing. Throw the story in the air and see what's going to happen.
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