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Writer’s Wisdom ~ Kurt Vonnegut #2 of 3

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Have the Guts to Cut : If a sentence, no matter how excellent, does not illuminate your subject in some new and useful way, scratch it out. ~ Kurt Vonnegut


Writer’s Wisdom: Kurt Vonnegut #1 of 3

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Find a subject you care about and which you in your heart feel others should care about. ~ Kurt Vonnegut

Writer’s Wisdom ~ Susan Orlean 4th of 4 Tips

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Don’t be ashamed to use the thesaurus. I could spend all day reading Roget’s! There’s nothing better when you’re in a hurry and you need the right word right now. ~ Susan Orlean

Writer’s Wisdom ~ Susan Orlean 3rd of 4 Tips

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You have to appreciate the spiritual component of having an opportunity to do something as wondrous as writing. . . . But you should also be filled with awe and gratitude about this amazing way to be in the world. ~ Susan Orlean

Writer’s Wisdom ~ Susan Orlean 2nd of 4 Tips

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You should read as much as possible. That’s the best way to learn how to write. ~ Susan Orlean

Writer’s Wisdom ~ Susan Orlean 1st of 4 Tips

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You have to simply love writing, and you have to remind yourself often that you love it. ~ Susan Orlean

Writer’s Wisdom ~ Jeanette Winterson’s 9th of 10 Tips

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There are stories that you can write, and there are stories that you can’t write. And, in the end, you write the ones that you can, and that allows you to bear the ones that you can’t. ~ Jeanette Winterson

Writer’s Wisdom ~ Jeanette Winterson’s 8th of 10 Tips

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Trust your creativity. ~ Jeanette Winterson

Writer’s Wisdom ~ Jeanette Winterson’s 7th of 10 Tips

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Be ambitious for the work and not for the reward. ~ Jeanette Winterson

Writer’s Wisdom ~ Jeanette Winterson’s 6th of 10 Tips

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Take no notice of anyone you don’t respect. ~ Jeanette Winterson

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