“You don’t find time to write. You make time. It’s my job.” ~ Nora Roberts
“I always try to tell a good story, one with a compelling plot that will keep the pages turning. That is my first and primary goal.” ~ John Grisham
“Words create sentences; sentences create paragraphs; sometimes paragraphs quicken and begin to breathe.” ~ Stephen King
“There is no rule on how to write. Sometimes it comes easily and perfectly; sometimes it’s like drilling rock and then blasting it out with charges.” ~ Ernest Hemingway
“In order to write about life first you must live it.” ~
“As a writer, you should not judge, you should understand.” ~ Ernest Hemingway
“All good books are alike in that they are truer than if they had really happened and after you are finished reading one you will feel that all that happened to you and afterwards it all belongs to you: the good and the bad, the ecstasy, the remorse and sorrow, the people and the places and how the weather was. If you can get so that you can give that to people, then you are a writer.” ~ Ernest Hemingway
“First, find out what your hero wants, then just follow him.” ~ Ray Bradbury
“You already know some character flaws from living your life. You know your own weaknesses and you know the flaws of your friends and family members. You have seen people overcome their flaws and seen them fail. This life knowledge can be applied, adapted and modified for use in fiction. It can also be helpful to read up on personality flaws for inspiration and to get a deeper understanding of characterization.”
