“No tears in the writer, no tears in the reader. No surprise in the writer, no surprise in the reader.” ~ Robert Frost
fiction writing tips
Writers Wisdom: Why Write?
“A person is a fool to become a writer. His only compensation is absolute freedom. He has no master except his own soul, and that, I am sure, is why he does it” ~ Roald Dahl
Writer’s Wisdom: Clive Cussler on Plot
I write as I go. Many novelists write an outline that has almost as many pages as their ultimate book. Others knock out a brief synopsis. Do what is comfortable. ~ Clive Cussler
Writer’s Wisdom: Time to Rewrite
If it sounds like writing, I rewrite it. ~ Elmore Leonard
Writer’s Wisdom: Neil Gaiman’s 7th of 8 Writing Tips
Tip #7: Laugh at your own jokes. ~ Neil Gailman
Writer’s Wisdom: Neil Gaiman’s 6th of 8 Writing Tips
Tip #6 Fix it. Remember that, sooner or later, before it ever reaches perfection, you will have to let it go and move on and start to write the next thing. Perfection is like chasing the horizon. Keep moving. ~ Neil Gaiman
Writer’s Wisdom: Neil Gaiman 2nd of 8 Writing Tips
Tip #2: Put one word after another. Find the right word, put it down.
Writer’s Wisdom ~ Stephen King on the Relationship Between Writing and Reading
“Can I be blunt on this subject? If you don’t have time to read, you don’t have the time (or the tools) to write. Simple as that.” ~ Stephen King
Writer’s Wisdom: O. Henry on Writing a Short Story
I’ll give you the whole secret to short story writing. Here it is. Rule 1: Write stories that please yourself. There is no Rule 2. ~ O. Henry
