“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
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✒️ Writers’ Wisdom ~ Where is Your Story Heading?
“First, find out what your hero wants, then just follow him.” ~ Ray Bradbury
✒️ Writers’ Wisdom ~ Looking for Character Flaws?
“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.”
✒️ Writers’ Wisdom ~ Does Your Writing Move You Emotionally?
No tears for the writer, no tears for the reader. If you’re not moved by your story, don’t expect your reader to be. Therefore, sob uncontrollably as you compose. Slice onions to abet the process. ~ Teddy Wayne
✒️ Writers’ Wisdom ~ What Does Your Character Want?
Give your characters motivations. If you’re having trouble fleshing out your characters, continually ask yourself in each scene, “What does this character want?” ~ Teddy Wayne
✒️ Writers’ Wisdom ~ Wisdom for Writers
“Close the door. Write with no one looking over your shoulder. Don’t try to figure out what other people want to hear from you; figure out what you have to say. It’s the one and only thing you have to offer.” ~ Barbara Kingsolver
✒️ Writers’ Wisdom ~ A Tip to Improve Your Writing
““One of the really bad things you can do to your writing is to dress up the vocabulary, working for long words because you’re maybe a little bit ashamed of your short ones. This is like dressing up a household pet in evening clothes. The pet is embarrassed, and the person who committed this act of premeditated cuteness should be even more embarrassed.”
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✒️ Writers’ Wisdom ~ The Power of a Believable Character
“Remember that you don’t write a story because you have an idea but because you have a believable character.”
~ Flannery O’Conner
✒️ Writers’ Wisdom ~ Don’t Try to be Perfect, Just Write
“Get it down. Take chances. It may be bad, but that’s the only way you can do anything really good.”
~ William Faulkner
✒️ Writers’ Wisdom ~ Should You Use an Outline as a Guide for Writing?
““Outlines are the last resource of bad fiction writers who wish to God they were writing masters’ theses.”
~ Stephen King
