The only difference between writers and people who don't write is that writers aren't afraid to display their demons.
Art is the overflow of emotion into action.
Fruition-Think of writing as a harvest.You till the ground.Plant.Water.Wait.Apple trees take years to bear fruit.Harvest.Clean.Process.Then you have apple pie.
Writing fluency sometimes needs an intense agony somewhere in your mind
Poetic license is not a license to scribe recklessly.
Don't worry about what you're writing or whether it's good or even whether it makes sense.
There is a difference between fresh and weird. You never want to throw your reader out of the story. Keep it fresh but natural.
Writing is not a numbers game. You should focus more on reaching the hearts of readers and building fans more than publishing a plethora of books that no one may care about.
And now, I have another good reason to speed up my baby narratives to make my author's profile appear more respectable.
[When asked for her advice to aspiring writers] Run! Just kidding. Sort of. Really, I think the best advice I can give is to wait for the book that compels you to write it-- the one that you eat, slee...
In reading we live hundreds lives, in writing we live thousands of lives.
Experience is the catalyst for all great stories.
Anyone who says writing is easy isn't doing it right.
All kinds of mysterious phenomena exist in this world, but answers to most of them have come with advances in scientific knowledge. Love is the sole holdout-nothing can explain it. A Chinese writer by...
Many a good story has been found in the bottom of a decent Rioja.
The skill of writing needs much patience, practicing, and time. There is no good writing from a quick effort, or a confused writer.
I do not plan my fiction any more than I normally plan woodland walks; I follow the path that seems most promising at any given point, not some itinerary decided before entry.
Writing is a struggle against silence.
Do what you love...
Never underestimate the power of the written word, especially when you put them down in your own voice.