66 Quotes About Good-writing

Bad writing is more than a matter of shit syntax and faulty observation; bad writing usually arises from a stubborn refusal to tell stories about what people actually do― to face the fact, let us say, that murderers sometimes help old ladies cross the street.

Good fiction writers have an instinctive understanding of human nature. That's what makes stories and characters captivating. Good spiritual writers share what they sincerely practice themselves.

The best of fiction, as we know, of course, doesn't tell the truth; it tales the truth.

What makes a good book? An author who knows how to leave out all the unnecessary bulk and delivers a lean story where not a single word is fluff.

Don't write 40k if the same story can be told in 10k words.

At seven o'clock, Noah pulled up in front of Mack's house in a dirty white van that couldn't have been more obvious in its nondescript creepiness if he'd spray painted "Free Puppies" on the side.

A writer needs to ingest love to be passionate. Passion is a metabolite of love, and good writing is an active metabolite of passion.

He should have that chilled but somehow enthusiastic look, as if he believed in nothing and yet somehow had absolute faith.

Any writing, whether fiction or non fiction, that makes you think about it (think, not recollect) long after you have read it, is good writing.