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.
Books are like horcruxes--without all the evil--because a piece of the author goes into each one.
Writing is my joy, is my comfort zone, it strengthens my feeble knees and it frees my troubled heart.
The beauty of writing is imagining new endings to a time of darkness, like burning off a morning fog with the heat and clarity of the sun.
Rejection is part of the game. Or rather, rejection is part of the profession. A profession which at times can feel like a game.
What do you do when your head - your imagination is filled with tales to last a hundred lifetimes?You focus on the really good ones!
However, just like any line of work, writing is a negotiation, and creative control is as elusive as financial stability. I discovered that writing could be like cleaning carpets or working in a facto...
Of course, I tried to surround myself with other people like me whose dream of writing was a constant burden....
Only when one is connected to one's inner core is one connected to others. And, for me, the core, the inner spring, can best be re-found through solitude.
The most important trait of a writer is an authentic voice. Writers have to have faith in their own voice, and their own way of doing things. Originality is the gem that every writer possesses. Origin...
If I don't stay in and write, I feel like a prisoner.
I remember when I first began writing, I would spend maybe five or six hours on perhaps two paragraphs, and at the end of the day, not only were the paragraphs pretty terrible but I was also exhausted...
Visual and performing artists produce art that lives in the present world. The art of the writer exists in another dimension. Through strings of words and phrases writers inspire their readers to imag...
Writers haven't got any rockets to blast off. We don't even trundle the most insignificant auxiliary vehicle. We haven't got any military might. So what can literature do in the face of the merciless...
I still love the sound of breaking,the tearing of the page
May my mind be clear and my heart pure.
To write a book is to risk being shot at in public.
The writing that so thrills and exhilarates you, as if you were dancing right next to the band, is barely audible to anyone else.
A 15-minute gap in your day is plenty of time to write and read, but not if you check your email first.
Drafting is like painting the Golden Gate Bridge.The closer you get to the end, the more you start to worry about the beginning.
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