“For many writers the goal is a 1,000 words a day. For me – just give me one thought, and the words will take are of themselves.” ―
writer’s wisdom
đź–‹ Writers’ Wisdom ~ Experience, A Writer’s Goldmine
“If a writer writes something that he or she has never experienced, I think the reader can sense right away that it is garbage. The only thing that can replace experience, though, is imagination; however it takes experience to grow an imagination.” ―
đź–‹ Writers’ Wisdom ~ Dare to be a Writer
“As a writer, you’ll be told all kinds of things about your work – some of it will make you feel like a king, some of it will break your heart, and some of it will set your blood on fire – but the important thing is to do the work and to dare to demand that the world allow you to be a writer.” ―
đź–‹ Writers’ Wisdom ~ What Interests You?
“As a start-up writer, there is need for you to define your area of interest. You should know what inspires you to becoming a writer. Choose what interests you most and make it your pathway to achieving your dream, then work on it. Both fiction and nonfiction writers have everything in common- they are writers, authors, and the both achieve greatness and influence when they write prolifically.” ―
đź–‹ Writers’ Wisdom ~ Write from the Heart
Fill your paper with the breathings of your heart. ~ William Wordworth
đź–‹ Writers’ Wisdom ~ Know When To Call it Quits for the Day
“The best way is always to stop when you are going good and when you know what will happen next. If you do that every day when you are writing a novel you will never be stuck. That is the most valuable thing I can tell you so try to remember it. ~ Ernest HemingwayÂ
đź–‹ Writers’ Wisdom ~ George Orwell’s 6 Tips for Writers
1. Never use a metaphor, simile, or other figure of speech which you are used to seeing in print.
2. Never use a long word where a short one will do.
3. If it is possible to cut a word out, always cut it out.
4. Never use the passive where you can use the active.
5. Never use a foreign phrase, a scientific word, or a jargon word if you can think of an everyday English equivalent.
6. Break any of these rules sooner than say anything outright barbarous.
đź–‹ Writers’ Wisdom ~ Discover Your Style
“You may love ’em, but you can’t be ’em.” ~ Ray Bradbury
đź–‹ Writers’ Wisdom ~ Consistency & Persistence
When I’m in writing mode for a novel, I get up at 4:00 am and work for five to six hours. In the afternoon, I run for 10km or swim for 1500m (or do both), then I read a bit and listen to some music. I go to bed at 9:00 pm. I keep to this routine every day without variation. The repetition itself becomes the important thing; it’s a form of mesmerism. I mesmerize myself to reach a deeper state of mind. But to hold to such repetition for so long — six months to a year — requires a good amount of mental and physical strength. In that sense, writing a long novel is like survival training. Physical strength is as necessary as artistic sensitivity. ~ Haruki Murakami
đź–‹ Writers’ Wisdom ~ Stephen King’s Daily Ritual
“I have a glass of water or a cup of tea. There’s a certain time I sit down, from 8:00 to 8:30, somewhere within that half hour every morning,” he explained. “I have my vitamin pill and my music, sit in the same seat, and the papers are all arranged in the same places. The cumulative purpose of doing these things the same way every day seems to be a way of saying to the mind, you’re going to be dreaming soon.”
