885 Quotes About Writing-advice

You have enough to create what you want.

The best sentences are not those that are built from obscure words, but those whose meanings create ripples in our imagination that go beyond the words they contain.

The secret to good writing is to use small words for big ideas, not to use big words for small ideas.

On the Writing Process:"When in doubt, take it out.,

Only something extremely dire and disabling will ever stop a real writer from writing. Retirement is never an option.

You can read in the space of a coffin, and you can write in the space of a toolshed meant for mowers and spades.

Write every sentence as if it's your last.

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.

The wise man listens to the women in his life.