writing prompts

“In the writing process, the more the story cooks, the better. The brain works for you even when you are at rest. I find dreams particularly useful. I myself think a great deal before I go to sleep and the details sometimes unfold in the dream.”

“The real importance of reading is that it creates an ease & intimacy with the process of writing… It also offers you a constantly growing knowledge of what has been done and what hasn’t, what is trite and what is fresh, what works and what lies there dying (or dead) on the page. The more you read, the less apt you are to make a fool of yourself with your pen or word processor.”

“I’m a better writer now because I’ve worked very hard at getting better. My long-range goal will always be to write better books.”

~ George Pelecanos

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“I have the right ideas, but my words are too… complicated. I need to simplify them, so that people won’t get lost in the dark when they see and hear them. I want them to shine like beacons of light in a world of overly complicated darkness. One day I will find the right words, and they will be simple.”

“Imagination? It is the one thing beside honesty that a good writer must have. The more he learns from experience the more he can imagine.”

~ Ernest Hemingway

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“Writing a first draft is like trying to build a house in a strong wind.”

~ William Faulkner

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“One day a long time from now you’ll cease to care anymore whom you please or what anybody has to say about you. That’s when you’ll finally produce the work you’re capable of.” ~ J. D. Salinger

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“I think the only boundaries are individual and personal. A writer should be free to write about anything he or she wants to (write about). ~ Michael Connelly

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“I love to write, so it rarely seems like work – even when it gets arduous.”

~ Dennis Lehane

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“I’m a better writer now because I’ve worked very hard at getting better. My long-range goal will always be to write better books.”

~ George Pelecanos

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