Writing Advice Quotes

The feeling that the work is magnificent, and the feeling that it is abominable, are both mosquitoes to be repelled, ignored, or killed, but not indulged.

You can read in the space of a coffin, and you can write in the space of a toolshed meant for mowers and spades.

To master magical realism, one must make the real seem unreal but, more importantly, make the unreal seem real.

True authors don't write for fame or to make a name or money, they write to make impact

Plot comes from the mind but the characters come from the heart!

Always remember that your memoir is never about you. It's about your reader. At it's core, it's about that shared space where we all experience the timeless truths of what it means to be human.

The first thing you have to learn when you go into the arts is to learn to cope with rejection. If you can’t, you’re dead

‏Don’t live with a lover or roommate who doesn’t respect your work.

Never underestimate the power of the written word, especially when you put them down in your own voice." -Cheryl L. Ilov, Forever Fit and Flexible: Feeling Fabulous at Fifty and Beyond.

Open your soul and put it out there and dare the world to read it, ready to have them stomp on you and laugh, but ready to do it again the next day.

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

The biggest difference between writing a movie and writing a novel? No one ever tries to sleep with me to get into one of my novels.

A direct relationship exists between the caliber of the writing you read and the caliber of the writing you make.

Write to evolve and you'll evolve to write.

Live first, write second.

The only 'ironclad rules' in writing fiction are the laws of physics and the principles of grammar, and even those can be bent.

If a novel was a map of a country, a story was the bright silver pin that marked the crossroads.

Never underestimate the power of the written word, especially when you put them down in your own voice.

Never use the passive voice. Do not say, 'It will get done.' Say, 'I'll do it, ' and then stick to a solid, unwavering deadline

There is a difference between fresh and weird. You never want to throw your reader out of the story. Keep it fresh but natural.

Writings are thoughts in a defined moment.

Writer's block isn't always a problem. It can be a process of writing that helps us write better.

I recommend writing standing up from time to time. It's easier to dance when you finish writing.

Get your story written, you always have the second and third draft to fix things like tense, 1st vs 3rd person, the exact right word, etc.

Write for impact first, money second. If you do it the other way around, you’ll end up with less of either.

You will not publish 100% of the books you don’t write.

There is no ceremony, no initiation ritual, no secret hand-shake. All you need to be a writer is to write.

You have to be in your middle thirties before you have anything worth saying.

Make today the day you begin that awesome idea you have had for years. Now go, write this book, and remember that today is an important day in history.

It's good to write badly. Things can only get better.

Biographies are best when written chronologically. Boring people don't make for good biographies.

One expert may be as good as another until one writes a book

Love words, agonize over sentences. And pay

A clever trick does not a concept make.

Remember: Bad timing equals great plot twists.

Ultimately, then, creativity and originality lie not in the avoidance of established forms but in the imaginative use of them.

A love of writing is far greater than any word count.

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.

You will do well not to write for money, not because you won't get rich doing it, but because writing fueled by that sort of motivation becomes dull and lifeless and mediocre.

Your story must told.Live a life legacy- written book or notes.This will be there for many generations to know your rich experiences and knowledge.

Good writing just isn't that common.

It takes persistent practice to be skilful in the act.

You ought to write down the glow of thoughts as it’s ignites.

Every beginner possesses a great potential to be an expert in his or her chosen field.

[G]ive nothing centrality, because writing is about continually shifting weight from one thing and moment to the other.

Collect books, even if you don't plan on reading them right away. Nothing is more important than an unread library.

Next morning I went over to Paul’s for coffee and told him I had finished. “Good for you, ” he said without looking up. “Start the next one today.

Let your story grow. Let it surprise you, and it will certainly surprise your readers.

Writing a book is a blood sport. If it doesn't hurt when you're done, you're probably doing something wrong.

You can only write well, what you have lived.