885 Quotes About Writing-advice

Your motto: Be Bold, be Free, be Truthful

Your job as a writer is to say as truthfully as you can what you see and how you feel. Writing is a high-wire act. It's best not to look at the other circus performers but to attend to the wire.

...'good writing' means compelling ideas clothed in words.

I've read a lot of first-rate writing, and I have some critical sense; so I know where I stand. I'll never be first rate. I'll improve with practice, I trust, but I haven't got what it takes to reach the top.

Writing is hard work, and don't let anybody tell you otherwise. It's hard on the eyes the back, the fanny, the disposition and the nail polish.

Writing is hard work, and don't let anybody tell you otherwise. It's hard on the eyes, the back, the fanny, the disposition and the nail polish.

Authors, such as William Zinsser, Steven Pinker, Natalie Goldberg, and Stephen King, who have all written exquisite books on the art and craft of writing, have reminded me that it is the commitment to the craft that matters the most; the longing to get better and the countless hours of work that go into writing and rewriting. To them I am eternally grateful.

In general, shorter is better. If you can encapsulate your idea into a single captivating sentence, you're halfway home.

Good writing demands self-discipline and constant learning