#advice

As a writer, you should not judge, you should understand. ↗

— Ernest Hemingway

#writing-advice #understanding

As a general rule,'he had once said, 'people ask for advice only in order not to follow it; or, if they do follow it, in order to have someone to blame for giving it.' (Athos) ↗

— Alexandre Dumas

#blame

Live your epitaph ↗

— Zoe Weil

#education #epitaph #humane #introspective #live

Really, he thought, if you couldn't trust a poet to offer sensible advice, who could you trust? ↗

— Neil Gaiman

#poet #poets

Don't count the days, make the days count. ↗

— Muhammad Ali

#carpe-diem #advice

it's been my experience that most writers don't talk about their craft--they just do it ↗

— Alfred Lansing

#writing-advice #writing-humor #writing-life #experience

Heinlein's Rules for Writers Rule One: You Must Write Rule Two: Finish What Your Start Rule Three: You Must Refrain From Rewriting, Except to Editorial Order Rule Four: You Must Put Your Story on the Market Rule Five: You Must Keep it on the Market until it has Sold ↗

— Robert A. Heinlein

#marketing

Tomorrow, smile at a perfect stranger and mean it. ↗

— John O'Callaghan

#believe #bucket-list #do-it #do-something #faith

My advice to you: Just be yourself. That’s what I’m trying to do. So, can I borrow your clothes? ↗

— Jarod Kintz

#funny #funny

It don't do you no nevermind to tell nobody nothing. ↗

— Thomas McGuane

#humor #wisdom #humor