1,068 Quotes About Writers-on-writing

99% of self-published authors will never make any money with their books.

The journey to my writing success is trying yet I will arrive, for I believe in the author of my inspiration.

The experience of psychoanalysis was probably more useful to me as a writer than as a neurotic, although there may be a false distinction there.

Cocky Reality Check For Dummies: 'For Dummies' was trademarked years ago. Where was the outrage then?

An author of narrative nonfiction must cultivate a voice that conveys their seasoned feelings, beliefs, and judgments. A voice is analogous to a mental track, a mental groove that enables the author to express their protean thoughts.

I have found that a story leaves a deeper impression when it is impossible to tell which side the author is on.

Creativity takes courage. It takes courage to bare your soul for the world. It's like taking off your armor, although you know people have pointy sticks that they love to jab into soft flesh.

She tells me that she would not make for a good conversation. Yet every time that she talks, I don't want her to ever stop!

I liked the ending of The Sopranos. The screen suddenly went black. In the middle of a scene. Without any of the plotlines being resolved. That's what real life is like. Everything keeps going, until someone turns off the lights and you're dead. And even then the story continues, without you. There is no such thing as a happy ending.