176 Quotes About Writing-tips

Great content inspires action.

The first thing I check once I’m inside a story is the emotional weather. Is there a storm coming? What’s the temperature, and how powerful are the winds? The difference between walking on water and sliding one’s ass across slick ice is only a matter of degree.

That's being yourself. Chasing wherever inspiration goes, even if it's radically different from the thing that people know you as.

The best cure for cranial constipation is emotional fiber. Feel 'something', anything. Pain, anger, joy; if your heart goes eerily cold or leaps erratically from your chest, your synaptic bowels will soon find release.

Finishing the next book is what I live for – it’s my drug of choice, and it’s what compels me to keep chasing the dream.

Use exclamation points sparingly, you don’t want to give someone a heart attack!

A stellar agent will care enough to read your work, give you critical feedback and kick your butt if that’s what it takes to improve your chances of success.

I remember when it was all done in first draft telling Gene Wolfe, who is the wisest writer I know, that I thought I had now learned how to write a novel. Gene looked at me, and smiled kindly. "You never learn how to write a novel," he told me. "You only learn to write the novel you're on.

Siamo scrittori e non ci chiediamo mai a vicenda da dove vengano le nostre idee: sappiamo di non saperlo.