“When I think of the wisest people I know, they share one defining trait: curiosity. They turn away from the minutiae of their lives-and focus on the world around them. They are motivated by the desire to explore the unfamiliar. They are drawn toward what they don’t understand.” ―
writer’s wisdom
🖋 Writers’ Wisdom ~ Ignore Those Who Don’t Believe in You
“Ignore people who say you can’t do it, even if this person is yourself.” ―
🖋 Writers’ Wisdom ~ Making Time
“If you don’t make time for writing, writing won’t make time for you.” ―
✒️ Writers’ Wisdom ~ Layers to a Story
“A story isn’t a charcoal sketch, where every stroke lies on the surface to be seen. It’s an oil painting, filled with layers that the author must uncover so carefully to show its beauty.” ―
✒️ Writers’ Wisdom ~ To True to be True
“Some stories have to be written because no one would believe the absurdity of it all.” ―
✒️ Writers’ Wisdom ~ Getting Inspired to Write
“You don’t need to wait for inspiration to write. It’s easier to be inspired while writing than while not writing…” ―
✒️ Writers’ Wisdom ~ A Writer’s Mind
“I don’t ask writers about their work habits. I really don’t care. Joyce Carol Oates says somewhere that when writers ask each other what time they start working and when they finish and how much time they take for lunch, they’re actually trying to find out, “Is he as crazy as I am?” I don’t need that question answered.” ―
✒️ Writers’ Wisdom ~ Journaling & Writing
“For any writer who wants to keep a journal, be alive to everything, not just to what you’re feeling, but also to your pets, to flowers, to what you’re reading.” ―
🖋 Writers’ Wisdom ~ Want to be a Writer?
“If you want to be a writer, you have to write every day… You don’t go to a well once but daily. You don’t skip a child’s breakfast or forget to wake up in the morning… ―
🖋 Writers’ Wisdom ~ Making Time to Write
If you don’t make time for writing, writing won’t make time for you.” ―
