One of the greatest gifts we can give someone is our undivided attention--a thought that whispers constantly in the ear of any author who respects their readers.
Writing a complete novel is time consuming, frustrating, nerve wrecking, and most of the time your work is under valued, under appreciated, and taken for granted. So why do authors do it? Because not...
Write something worth reading and your voice will be heard.
When you get some free time, write. When you get some lazy time, plan. When you get down time, world build. When your time comes, shine!
I am a perfectionist in spirit
A writer or an author must always be the no.1 fan of his/her book.
For obvious reasons, the relationship between novelists, the reviewing establishment and critics in general is chronically, and often acutely, edgy. A kind of low-intensity warfare prevails, with outb...
Kerouac lacks discipline, intelligence, honesty and a sense of the novel. His rhythms are erratic, his sense of character is nil, and he is as pretentious as a rich whore, sentimental as a lollypop.
I would advise anyone who aspires to a writing career that before developing his talent he would be wise to develop a thick
There is probably no hell for authors in the next world--they suffer so much from critics and publishers in this one.
Don't be 'a writer.' Be writing.
Remember: Bad timing equals great plot twists.
What I like in a good author is not what he says, but what he whispers.
The greatest good you can do for another is not just share your riches, but to reveal to him his own.
He has never been known to use a word that might send a reader to the dictionary."(on Ernest Hemingway
Being a bestseller doesnt mean they wrote a great book. Just means they knew a lot of people who would buy it.
I've always said "Writer's Block" is a myth. There is no such thing as writer's block, only writers trying to force something that isn't ready yet. Sometimes I don't write for weeks. And then all of t...
Yes, I am an author. I have written some beautiful love stories and witnessed some ugly relationships.
It's not a job but a condition.(Alan Garner on writing)
Andrew Davies has said he prefers his authors dead, and I can see there is only a limited usefulness in a live one when it comes to adaptation.
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