885 Quotes About Writing-advice

You think you have no ‘talent’? Write anyway. lots of people with ‘talent’ don’t actually act on it. As long as you write, you will learn, you will improve, and you will be better than anyone claiming to have ‘talent.

Too many words won't leave enough space.

Our stories are by nature problem-solving tools, and we are problem-solving beings.

A man's grammar, like Caesar's wife, should not only be pure, but above suspicion of impurity.

You are learning to be an expert.

You are an author! You will be a published author. Take pride in that, and present only your best work. Then, continue to improve, so your best gets even better.

And the most important thing I wish for you to know is this: Love is the soul of life. I would say it is the fuel of life, but fuel runs out, and love doesn't.

Plot joined the expedition unwooed, as a necessary companion. It was not the scout. The scout was a certain mood. I followed that mood, and let the shape of the story flow from that.

The written word is greatest sacred documentation.