“I tell aspiring writers that you have to find what you MUST write. When you find it, you will know, because the subject matter won’t let you go. It’s not enough to write simply because you think it would be neat to be published. You have to be compelled to write. If you’re not, nothing else that you do matters.” ―Â
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✒️ Writers’ Wisdom ~ Write from the Heart
“Others may write from the head, but he writes from the heart, and the heart will always understand him.”―Â
đź–‹ Writers’ Wisdom ~ Cut, Cut, Cut!
‘You need to take out the stuff that’s just sitting there and doing nothing. No slackers allowed! All meat, no filler!” ―
đź–‹ Writers’ Wisdom ~ Looking for a Topic?
“Write about only three things: what you love, what you hate, and what you’re deeply conflicted about.” ―
Writers’ Wisdom ~ Tell The Story Within Your Heart
“Tell the story that’s been growing in your heart, the characters you can’t keep out of your head, the tale story that speaks to you, that pops into your head during your daily commute, that wakes you up in the morning.” ―Â
✒️ Writers’ Wisdom ~ You May Have No Choice in What You Write
“Books choose their authors; the act of creation is not entirely a rational and conscious one.” ―Â
✒️ Writers’ Wisdom ~ Born to Write
“You do what you were made to do. Some of us were made to read and write. Thanks be to God.” ―Â
đź–‹ Writers’ Wisdom ~ A Writer’s Secret
“The secret to good writing is to use small words for big ideas, not to use big words for small ideas.” ―
đź–‹ Writers’ Wisdom ~ A Writer’s Task
“Your job as a writer is to say as truthfully as you can what you see and how you feel. Writing is a high-wire act. It’s best not to look at the other circus performers but to attend to the wire.” ―
✒️ Writers’ Wisdom ~ It’s Really All About You
“The sooner you realize that your writing is all about you the quicker you’ll be able to write what you’re meant to be writing.” ―Â
