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If you want to be a writer you must do two things above all others read a lot and write a lot. Theres no way around these two things that Im aware of no shortcut. Stephen King On writing 115
A successful book is not made of what is in it but what is left out of it. Mark Twain On writing 115
Story is honorable and trustworthy plot is shifty and best kept under house arrest. Stephen King On writing 98
I kept always two books in my pocket one to read one to write in. Robert Louis Stevenson On writing 93
When I write, I can do cartwheels, if I want! Suzy Davies Children's Author Suzy Davies On Writing 87
In the future when something comes up you tell exactly how it happened but write down for yourself the way you think it should have happened. Tell the truth and write the story. Then you wont get mixed up. It was the best advice Francie every got. Betty Smith On writing 87
Anyone can type words, but it takes a writer to wield them with grace and precision. They carefully select each succulent morsel to breath life into their vision. April A. Luna On Writing 81
Your writing is never as good as you hoped but never as bad as you feared. Bertrand Russell On writing 81
All I ask is that you do as well as you can and remember that while to write adverbs is human to write he said or she said is divine. Stephen King On writing 78
Most of us have a soundtrack running in the background of our lives. I access that soundtrack when I write. Robin M. Helm On writing 76
Any writer who puts his words and thoughts out into the public is going to be criticized. Thomas Moore On writing 74
The man is in his workread it if you want to know about him. R.M. Engelhardt On writing 68
But its writing damn it not washing the car or putting on eyeliner. If you can take it seriously we can do business. If you cant or wont its time for you to close the book and do something else. Wash the car maybe. Stephen King On writing 67
You must write and read as if your life depended on it. Adrienne Rich On writing 57
Grammar is...the pole you grab to get your thoughts up on their feet and walking. Stephen King On writing 53
So the writer who breeds more words than he needs is making a chore for the reader who reads. Dr. Seuss On writing 52
A writer is someone who has taught his mind to misbehave. Oscar Wilde On writing 52
Writers were blessed stenographers taking divine dictation. Stephen King On writing 51
Throw up into your typewriter every morning. Clean up every noon. Raymond Chandler On writing 50
O for a Muse of fire that would ascend The brightest heaven of invention William Shakespeare On writing 47
We need good titles. Henry Miller On writing 45
Great books write themselves only bad books have to be written. F. Scott Fitzgerald On writing 45
Write to your fear. Dorothy Allison On writing 45
When you catch an adjective kill it. No I dont mean utterly but kill most of themthen the rest will be valuable. They weaken when they are close together. They give strength when they are far apart. Mark Twain On writing 44
Give me just enough information so that I can lie convincingly. Stephen King On writing 44
A good book isnt written its rewritten. Phyllis A. Whitney On writing 43
I think the best stories always end up being about the people rather than the event which is to say characterdriven. Stephen King On writing 42
In a way failure is just another word for the journey for not being there yet but on the way. Its the road we walk on to get wherever it is were trying to go. Sara Zarr On writing 41
I write because I love how I feel to have written. Carol Lynch Williams On writing 40
on why he writes the things he writes Because I have the heart of a small boy... and I keep it in a jar on my desk. Stephen King On writing 40
Once writing has become your major vice and greatest pleasure only death can stop it. Ernest Hemingway On writing 39
You must write for yourself above all. That is your only hope of creating something beautiful. Gustave Flaubert On writing 39
Books arent written theyre rewritten. Including your own. It is one of the hardest things to accept especially after the seventh rewrite hasnt quite done it. Michael Crichton On writing 38
Writing is 1 percent inspiration and 99 percent elimination. Louise Brooks On writing 37
A book is not completed till its read. Salman Rushdie On writing 37
Once you start thinking about the lies people tell when they dont know theyre telling them the truths people reveal when they think theyre lying then you can start to build a world. Sarah Rees Brennan On writing 36
I hope that I capture something in my work that is about the elusive the magical and powerful and the transformative. The writing in itself is transformative for me. H. Raven Rose On writing 36
If youve got a message send a telegram. Samuel Goldwyn On writing 36
It is impossible to discourage the real writers they dont give a damn what you say theyre going to write. Sinclair Lewis On writing 36
Stories are about secrets. We all have them. Secret dreams fantasies hopes and sometimes even desires. Occasionally a dream becomes reality and then maybe there are a million reasons for not telling anybody about it. Rob Hopcott On writing 35
I dont want to be a writer so I can write about my life. I want to be a writer to escape from it. Then you shouldnt be a writer. Candace Bushnell On writing 35
Almost all good writing begins with terrible first efforts. You need to start somewhere. Anne Lamott On writing 34
I have always wanted to write a book that ended with the word mayonnaise. Richard Brautigan On writing 34
Words are powerful. Words make a difference. They can create and destroy. They can open doors and close doors. Words can create illusion or magic love or destruction. All those things. R.M. Engelhardt On writing 34
Barangkali aku hanya punya satu atau dua kehidupan untuk kujalani tapi bukan berarti aku hanya punya satu cerita untuk kusampaikan. Teresa Medeiros On writing 33
If I dont write it they cant buy it. Connie Cox On writing 33
Read like a butterfly write like a bee. Philip Pullman On writing 33
Being an author is being a dictator. in a good way Pseudonymous Bosch On writing 32
I am an author of Christian Fantasy. My first 7 books were Christian Romance but I came over to the Dark Side when I heard there were cookies. Donita K. Paul On writing 32
I would like to tell you that I wrote my book to push back artistic boundaries. But I didnt. I wrote it to impress a girl. Gideon Defoe On writing 32

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