Books show us how to live…read more from Anne Lamott Quotes for writers (and people who like quotes)
“For some of us, books are as important as almost anything else on earth. What a miracle it is that out of these small, flat, rigid squares of paper unfolds … Continue reading
Quotes for writers (and people who like quotes) Stephen Fry on ebooks
Books are no more threatened by Kindle than stairs by elevators. STEPHEN FRY photo credit: swisscan via photopin cc
Mark Twain on writing for nothing — Quotes for writers (and people who like quotes)
“Write without pay until somebody offers pay. If nobody offers within three years, the candidate may look upon this circumstance with the most implicit confidence as the sign that sawing … Continue reading
Getting pigeon-holed by Dragons – TERRY PRATCHETT Quotes for writers (and people who like quotes)
We categorize too much on the basis of unreliable assumption. A literary novel written by Brian Aldiss must be science fiction, because he is a known science fiction writer; a … Continue reading
Quotes for writers (and people who like quotes) Isabel Allende on why English is the best language for writers
I try to write beautifully, but accessibly. In the romance languages, Spanish, French, Italian, there’s a flowery way of saying things that does not exist in English. My husband says … Continue reading
Quotes for writers (and people who like quotes) writers and icebergs
If a writer of prose knows enough about what he is writing about, he may omit things that he knows… The dignity of movement of an iceberg is due to … Continue reading
Quotes for Writers (and people who like quotes) William Salfire on cliches, superlatives and other misdemeanours
Do not put statements in the negative form. And don’t start sentences with a conjunction. If you reread your work, you will find on rereading that a great deal of … Continue reading
Quotes for writers (and people who like quotes) WRITERS AND MONEY
Writing is the only profession where no one considers you ridiculous if you earn no money. Jules Renard photo credit: @Doug88888 via photopin cc
Quotes for writers (and people who like quotes) What writers should do – Natalie Goldberg
Take out another notebook, pick up another pen, and just write, just write, just write. In the middle of the world, make one positive step. In the centre of chaos, … Continue reading
Quotes for writers (and people who like quotes) Why do you want to be a writer?
Ask yourself why you want to be a writer. If your answer is to be rich, or famous, or published or in fact anything other than that you have a … Continue reading
Quotes for writers (and people who like quotes) Novelist Sally Koslow on tricking yourself into being a better writer and editor
Start keeping a list of words you tend to repeat: just, always, really, so, whatever. Print your work out more than once, changing fonts, to trick yourself into reading it … Continue reading
Quotes for writers (and people who like quotes) American short story writer LORRIE MOORE
Most things good for writing are bad for life. “May your life be not very good material” is a blessing I offer students. —Lorrie Moore Find out more about Lorrie … Continue reading
Quotes for Writers and people who like quotes Brenda Ueland on what writing feels like
I learned that you should feel when writing, not like Lord Byron on a mountain top, but like a child stringing beads in kindergarten – happy, absorbed and quietly putting … Continue reading
Quotes for writers (and people who like quotes) Crime bestseller Lee Child on meeting a basic human need
There is something fundamental in our makeup that wants to endlessly raise and – most importantly – find answers to questions. I believe this is something writers need to understand. … Continue reading
BRIDGET WHELAN writer 