332 Quotes About Writers-life

I suppose there must be idiots who dream of signing deals with publishers while fully intending to drink martinis in cool bars or ride around on skateboards. But the actual writers I know are experts in neurotic self-torture. Every page of writing is the result of a thousand tiny decisions and desperate acts of will.

Writing is a highly encoded form of communication that takes place from one mind to another.

The difference between a writer and an author: Writers call each other writers. Readers call writers authors.

It’s no secret that I use the Goodreads blog to talk about writing which makes this space a lab, of sorts, and myself the subject.

Writing is a highly encoded form of communication that takes place from one mind to another. It may require some kind of hard coding in between. But it is in the accuracy of the decoding that the true ability of the encoder is measured.

Every book is a journey. It’s a conjunction of influences, ideas and knowledge.

I don't write coz' I am in some pain...In the hustles of life...Emotions stay alive...That's the intention...!

I have written you in my poems. Now you will live forever!

Keep it amateur. You’re not writing for money but for pleasure. It should be fun. And it should be exciting. Maybe not as you write, but after it’s done you should feel an excitement, a passion. That doesn’t mean feeling proud, sitting there gloating over what you’ve done. It means you know you’ve done your best. Next time it’s going to be better.