885 Quotes About Writing-advice

I will continue to write moral stories in rhymed couplets. But I should be thrice a fool if I did it for aught but my own entertainment.

Saepa stilum vertas, iterum quae digna legi sint scripturas. (Turn the stylus [to erase] often if you would write something worthy of being reread.)

You may lead a child into darkness, but you must never turn out the light.

Most readers have low standards. All they demand from a book is entertainment.

As a start-up writer, there is need for you to define your area of interest. You should know what inspires you to becoming a writer. Choose what interests you most and make it your pathway to achieving your dream, then work on it. Both fiction and nonfiction writers have everything in common- they are writers, authors, and the both achieve greatness and influence when they write prolifically.

Fiction must convince our bodies for it to have any chance of convincing our minds.

Books are like wine. What one person thinks is award winning, another thinks is total sh*t.

You and I, we're no good at telling a story straight. It won't come off right. Like a dog reciting a sonnet. Impressive, but how much better to let him howl?

As a writer, the main skill you need is curiosity. As a reader, the main tool you need is open-mindedness.