It’s better to write about things you feel than about things you know about.
~ L. P. Hartly
“The art of writing is the art of discovering what you believe.” ~ Gustave Flaubert
“My idea of a writer: someone interested in everything.” ~ Susan Sontag
We are all apprentices in a craft where no one ever becomes a master.
~ Ernest Hemingway
“A great writer picks up on those things that matter. It’s almost like their radar is attuned to the most significant moments.” ~ Alain de Botton
“Purely the idea of writing a lot of books doesn’t make you a great writer, but it might be that the process of doing a lot of writing will make you a much better writer.” ~ Walter Mosley
“All the great writers root their characters in true human behavior.”
~ Ben Kingsley
When you feel that creeping self-doubt, acknowledge it. Write down your feelings in your journal in your journal… and then continue with your writing.”
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Ignore every current trend and movement; pay no attention to what is presently most admired or most mocked; beware fervent admiration of any writer, however lauded, or any style, however praised. Think only of how you can make your writing most perfect, and most perfectly your own. – Sarah Perry
Sometimes the hardest thing in writing a story is where to start. You don’t need to have a great idea, you just have to put pen to paper. Start with a bad idea, start with the wrong direction, start with a character you don’t like, something positive will come out of it. – Marion Deuchars
