And now we welcome the new year. Full of things that have never been – Rainer Maria Rilke
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It’s Easier to Give than to Receive – John Steinbeck QUOTES FOR WRITERS
“…Receiving if it be well done, requires a fine balance of self-knowledge and kindness…”
A Character Trait All Writers Need – Irwin Shaw QUOTES FOR WRITERS
An absolutely necessary part of a writer’s equipment, almost as necessary as talent, is the ability to stand up under punishment, both the punishment the world hands out and the … Continue reading
Am I a Good Enough Reader to Comment on Someone Else’s Story? George Saunders answers QUOTES FOR WRITERS
Ever wondered if you’re qualified to give an opinion on a story or novel?
George Saunders explains why you can.
Truth and Lies – Stephen King QUOTES FOR WRITERS
The primary duty of literature is to tell us the truth about ourselves by telling lies about people who never existed. Stephen King Photo credit: Niklas Ohlrogge on Unsplash
It’s Hard for Everyone – All You Get is the Bacon Rinds Ernest Hemingway QUOTES FOR WRITERS
What you ought to do is write you big lazy bastard. My god it is hard for anybody to write. I never start a damn thing without knowing 200 times … Continue reading
The Search for Truth – Anton Chekhov QUOTES FOR WRITERS
Anton Chekhov wonders if the search for truth must always end in failure
The Trouble with Inspiration – Crime Writer Peter Temple QUOTES FOR WRITERS
Inspiration isn’t to be trusted says crime writer Peter Temple
The Horror of Fairytales – A Halloween Quote for Writers
Every fairytale had a bloody lining. Every one had teeth and claws.
An Author’s Duty to be Truthful – Elizabeth Strout QUOTES FOR WRITERS
What responsibility does an author have to a reader?
American novelist Elizabeth Stout is convinced there are two unbreakable duties, although she doesn’t akways know how to achieve it.
Writing is a Struggle but it Shouldn’t be for Your Readers – Joe Moran QUOTES FOR WRITERS
Writing is a strange, cumbersome, artificial process. It takes a lot of work to make your words clear to the reader. The comic singer Neil Innes used to start his … Continue reading
Without You an Entire Industry Would Not Exist – Doris Lessing QUOTES FOR WRITERS
And it does no harm to repeat, as often as you can, ‘Without me the literary industry would not exist: the publishers, the agents, the sub-agents, the sub-sub-agents, the accountants, … Continue reading
Trust Your Ear and Read Aloud – Joe Moran QUOTES FOR WRITERS
If you get the rhythm of your writing right, the other things tend to fall into place. Most people know the grammatical rules of writing more than they think they … Continue reading
Remembering Your Home – Beth Kephart QUOTES FOR MEMOIR WRITERS
Our childhood houses offered, at their most basic, shelter. But they also served as round-the-clock stage sets, as a kind of theater in which we were both actor and audience… … Continue reading
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