Here is my formula: What do you want more than anything else in the world? What do you love, or what do you hate? Find a character, like yourself, who will want something or not want something, with all his heart. Give him running orders. Shoot him off. Then follow as fast as you can go. ~ Ray Bradbury
Ray Bradbury
Ray Bradbury’s Writing Wisdom #3
The first thing every writer should be is excited. He should be a thing of fevers and enthusiasms. ~ Ray Bradbury
Ray Bradbury’s Writing Wisdom #2
If I were asked to name the most important items in a writer’s make-up, the things that shape his material and rush him where he wants to go, I could only warn him to look to his zest, see to his gusto. ~ Ray Bradbury
Ray Bradbury’s Writing Wisdom #1
Ray Bradbury’s Writing Wisdom #1
“And what, you ask, does writing teach us? First and foremost, it reminds us that we are alive and that is a privilege, not a right. … Secondly, writing is survival … Not to write, for many of us, is to die.”
Thoughts on Writing by Ray Bradbury
For the next (fill in a number) days I will present Thoughts on Writing by Ray Bradbury from his book, Zen in the Art of Writing.
I’ve read Bradbury’s book four times and I’m starting my fifth read. Beginning tomorrow, I will share Ray Bradbury’s wisdom on writing as I re-read his book. ENJOY.
Quote by Ray Bradbury on the Joy of Creativity
Every morning I jump out of bed and step on a landmine. The landmine is me. After the explosion, I spent the rest of the day putting the pieces together.
Ray Bradbury
Today’s Quote on Creativity by Ray Bradbury
Don’t think. Thinking is the enemy of creativity. It’s self-conscious, and anything self-conscious is lousy. You can’t try to do things. You simply must do things.
Today’s Quote by Ray Bradbury on Writing
We are cups, constantly and quietly being filled. The trick is, knowing how to tip ourselves over and let the beautiful stuff out.
Today’s Quote ~ Ray Bradbury on Writing
Today’s Quote by Ray Bradbury on Writing
For the first thing a writer should be is – excited. He should be a thing of fevers and enthusiasms. Without such vigor, he might as well be out picking peaches or digging ditches; God knows it would be better for his health. ~ Ray Bradbury, Zen in the Art of Writing
