885 Quotes About Writing-advice

Any time a beloved character is killed off, it affects the audience in a very powerful way, especially in a series.

I write entirely to find out what I'm thinking, what I'm looking at, what I see and what it means. What I want and what I fear>

Writing is a solitary endeavor, being an author is not.

Here's one prophecy the writer can make - you'll never be rich and you'll probably be poor.

Pound it out, get it done, write every day. No excuses. Kerouac said you can’t wait for inspiration, you have to go after it with a club. Damn straight. You’ll sleep a lot better getting your word count in than another quick Twitter check or keeping up to date on the Kardashians.

You have to put yourself out there as a writer, you can’t play it safe.

Honesty makes stories real and characters memorable. From there, taking them to where they need to go will be all the development they need.

Not knowing stuff - like how your story ends before you start writing - is the seed of a lot of writer’s block.

The more time you can put between you and your manuscript, the more fresh your eyes become and the more mistakes you’ll catch.