TOP TEN Writing Quotes (1)
January 2016
You can make anything by writing.
–C.S. Lewis
The worst enemy to creativity is self-doubt.
–Sylvia Plath
Good writing is supposed to evoke sensation within the reader. Not the fact that it is raining, but the feeling of being rained upon.
–E.L. Doctorow
Write a short story every week. It’s not possible to write 52 bad short stories in a row.
–Ray Bradbury
Make it dark, make it grim, make it tough, but then, for the love of god, tell a joke.
–Joss Whedon
I wrote my first novel because I wanted to read it.
–Toni Morrison
Here’s the thing: the book that will most change your life is the book you write.
–Seth Godin
Cross out every sentence until you come to one you cannot do without. That is your beginning.
–Gary Provost
Write drunk; edit sober.
–Ernest Hemingway
“It’s impossible,” said Pride.
“It’s risky,” said Experience.
“It’s pointless,” said Reason.
“Give it a try,” whispered the Heart.