You know what I did after I wrote my first novel? I shut up and wrote twenty-three
I wanted to be a politician and a movie star. But I was born a writer. If you're born that, you can't change it. You're going to do it whether you want to or not.
... And the only way to find that honesty is to not overthink it.For your writing to come alive--to be multi-dimensional--you must barter away some control.
When will someone write from the point of view of a joke, that is to say theway God sees events from above?
Part of being a writer is defending your vision and not caving in to outside pressures.
This is the secret to mastering any discipline: as you conquer one, you'll find it easier to tackle another.
A little talent is a good thing to have if you want to be a writer. But the only real requirement is the ability to remember every scar.
Each part of a story, each word if possible, was to work frontally as well as laterally... (Conveyance: The Story I would Not Want Bill Wilson To Read)
You need a certain amount of nerve to be a writer.
However great a man's natural talent may be, the act of writing cannot be learned all at once.
All great movies have one thing in common: every frame of every scene could stand alone as a work of art. Why should it be different in a book?
Bulldogs are wonderful creatures to include in books. Besides their adorable bulldogishness, they provide the writer with a rare chance to use forms of the verb "snuffle.
Pursue knowledge as though it is your life-blood, then you will know greatness!
Depend upon it, after all, Thomas, Literature is the most noble of professions. In fact, it is about the only one fit for a man. For my own part, there is no seducing me from the path.
What do you want? What are you willing to give up to get it? Writing requires you make sacrifices. Be prepared to work hard to be a writer.
You know what I did after I wrote my first novel? I shut up and wrote twenty-three more.")
In fact, one could argue that the skill of the fiction writer boils down to the ability to exploit intensity.
You are not an "author," you are a writer. If your books are still selling like hotcakes ten years after your demise, THEN you're an author.
If any man wish to write in a clear style, let him be first clear in his thoughts.
Any thing is interesting if you can communicate it. There are no unimportant subjects for the enlivened mind.