#writ

It took me 40 years to write my first book. ↗

— Paulo Coelho

#first #me #took #write #years

Today, writers want to impress other writers. ↗

— Paulo Coelho

#other #today #want #writers

Sit down and put down everything that comes into your head and then you're a writer. But an author is one who can judge his own stuff's worth, without pity, and destroy most of it. ↗

— Sidonie Gabrielle Colette

#comes #destroy #down #everything #head

Here's a haiku/palindrome I wrote called, "Obsession." Bob, Bob, Bob, Bob, Bob, Bob, Bob, Bob, Bob, Bob, Bob, Bob, Bob, Bob, Bob, Bob, Bob ↗

— Jarod Kintz

#funny #haiku #obsession #palindrome #poetry

I have written 20 books, and each one is like having a baby. Writing is not easy; some people want to write books but just can't put a story together. I can put together a story that interests both me and my readers. ↗

— Jackie Collins

#books #both #each #easy #having

I write about real people in disguise. If anything, my characters are toned down-the truth is much more bizarre. ↗

— Jackie Collins

#anything #bizarre #characters #disguise #i

The first is that instead of writing a sequel, which is what most people do, this is in fact a prequel. Although we didn't know that when we began the process. ↗

— James Collins

#began #fact #first #in fact #instead

I don't think you get to good writing unless you expose yourself and your feelings. Deep songs don't come from the surface; they come from the deep down. The poetry and the songs that you are suppose to write, I believe are in your heart. ↗

— Judy Collins

#come #deep #deep down #down #expose

It’s not: I jumped in, and it was cold. No. It was cold, and I jumped in. Always arrange a sentence so you appear to be fearless, when in fact you are far less than fearless—you are clueless. 
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— Jarod Kintz

#appearances #clueless #fear #fearless #funny

Write every day even if it is just a paragraph. ↗

— Michael Connelly

#even #every #every day #just #paragraph