885 Quotes About Writing-advice

Maugham then offers the greatest advice anyone could give to a young author: "At the end of an interrogation sentence, place a question mark. You'd be surprised how effective it can be.

The writer should find his style and voice in language, and train his mind into using the short or common words that his ego would not make him remember. In writing, you are selling a story, not words, to the readers.

It's all mine, it's all sacred.

Keep writing and allow your inner angels to guide you. There is nothing wrong with art for art sake.

Question marks are shaped like hooks for a reason: they will hook the reader and drag them deeper into the story

There's nothing better than starting with a blank page and creating something that others can enjoy and get invested in.

When writing, I uncage KAT: Keep Adding Tension. Even if I don't know where the story's going, petting the KAT keeps it purring.

We write to strengthen our soul and the spirit of other souls.

Be true to the writer within you; tell the story you're dying to tell in exactly the way you wish to tell it, and don't trust anyone who tries to sway you otherwise.