Every wound is a word.
Sometimes it helps to pick out one person-a real person you know, or an imagined person-and write to that one.
Don't be 'a writer.' Be writing.
There is no ceremony, no initiation ritual, no secret hand-shake. All you need to be a writer is to write.
I cannot tell you how important fresh, crisp writing is for an aspiring writer. Plot is great. The overall concept is super important. But the writing is what sells your work. It all boils down to the...
I personally believe that one learns to write by writing.
Let the writer take up surgery or bricklaying if he is interested in technique. There is no mechanical way to get the writing done, no shortcut. The young writer would be a fool to follow a theory. Te...
Every word born of an inner necessity - writing must never be anything else.
Nouns and verbs are the guts of the language. Beware of covering up with adjectives and adverbs.
Yesterday is gone, and tomorrow is beyond our reach. The best time to write is now, in the present.
Writers are born, not created.
Clarity trumps all rules.
A love of writing is far greater than any word count.
Remember: Bad timing equals great plot twists.
No good story is quite true.
Writing is easy. Writing a publishable book is hard.
All great writers share one thing in common:They finished their books.
Let your story grow. Let it surprise you, and it will certainly surprise your readers.
I would write:The soft melting hunk of butter trickled in gold down the stringy grooves of the split yam.Or:The child's clumsy fingers fumbled in sleep, feeling vainly for the wish of its dream.The ol...
Don't give in to doubt. Never be discouraged if your first draft isn't what you thought it would be. Given skill and a story that compels you, muster your determination and make what's on the page clo...