The best place to write – J.K.Rowling Quotes for writers (and people who like quotes)
It’s no secret that the best place to write, in my opinion, is in a café. You don’t have to make your own coffee, you don’t have to feel like … Continue reading
Maya Angelou on refusing labels — Quotes for writers and everyone
I do not represent blacks or tall women, or women or Sonomans or Californians or Americans. Or rather I hope I do, because I am all those things. But that … Continue reading
Gabriel García Márquez on the origins of the very first fiction story – Quotes for Writers (and People who like Quotes)
Fiction was invented when Jonah arrived home and told his wife he was three days late because he’d been swallowed by a whale. ― Gabriel García Márquez photo credit: Rob Hughes … Continue reading
Can’t write? Do the housework instead – Chuck Palahniuk Quotes for writers (and people who like quotes)
Alternating the thoughtful task of writing with the mindless work of laundry or dish washing will give you the breaks you need for new ideas and insights to occur. If … Continue reading
Dr Johnson on editing – quotes for writers (and people who like quotes)
From The Life of Samuel Johnson by James Boswell Miss Adams: “Do you think, Sir, you could make your Ramblers better?” Johnson: “Certainly I could.” Boswell: “I’ll lay a bet, … Continue reading
Why English teachers are important – John Cooper Clarke: Quotes for Writers (and people who like quotes)
English teachers are valuable because language is the stuff we all deal in every waking hour. Unlike logarithms. To use language in a powerful or persuasive way is in everyone’s … Continue reading
“I don’t do realism…” James Patterson — Quotes for Writers (and people who like quotes)
I don’t do realism. Sometimes people will mention that something I’ve written doesn’t seem realistic and I always picture them looking at a Chagall and thinking the same thing. You … Continue reading
If I have an Apple and You have an Apple – George Bernard Shaw Quotes for writers (and people who like quotes)
“If you have an apple and I have an apple and we exchange these apples then you and I will still each have one apple. But if you have an … Continue reading
Writing is Magic…Quotes for writers (and people who like quotes)
Writing isn’t about making money, getting famous, getting dates, getting laid or making friends. Writing is magic, as much as the water of life as any other creative art. The … Continue reading
Why writers write: Philip Larkin — Quotes for writers (and people who like quotes)
It seems as if you’ve seen this sight, felt this feeling, had this vision, and have got to find a combination of words that will preserve it by setting it … Continue reading
WRITING IS LIKE BEING GAY…Quotes for writers (and people who like quotes)
I don’t remember deciding to become a writer. You decide to become a dentist or a postman. For me, writing is like being gay. You finally admit that this is … Continue reading
The million word apprenticeship – Quotes for writers (and people who like quotes)
Start early and work hard. A writer’s apprenticeship usually involves writing a million words (which are then discarded) before he’s almost ready to begin. That takes a while. David Eddings … Continue reading
We live through texts…quote for writers (and anyone who likes quotes
…we live our lives through texts. These may be read, or chanted, or experienced electronically, or come to us, like the murmurings of our mothers, telling us what conventions demand. … Continue reading
Why writers abandon stories — Quotes for writers (and people who like quotes)
If you find that you start a number of stories or pieces that you don’t ever bother finishing…it may be that there is nothing at their center about which you … Continue reading
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