#writing

There is no such thing as a good writer and a bad liar. ↗

— Amy Bloom

#love

But really, it was reading that led me to writing. And in particular, reading the American classics like Twain who taught me at an early age that ordinary lives of ordinary people can be made into high art. ↗

— Russell Banks

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There's no right way of writing. There's only your way. ↗

— Milton Lomask

#writing-craft

Learn the rules before you break them. ↗

— Steven Taylor Goldsberry

#learning #writing #writing-craft

As the saying goes, you might as well be yourself; everyone else is taken. ↗

— Robert Bly

#writing #writing-advice

Writing my blog has saved me thousands on therapy. ↗

— Phil Cooke

#self-expression #writing #mental-health

If you're a writer, the answer to everything is yes. ↗

— Nikki Giovanni

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But still I feel I waste a lot of time leaning on my elbow and thinking to myself, "alright sucker, now what? ↗

— Peter S. Beagle

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I don't keep any copy of my books around... they would embarass me. When I finish writing my books, I kick them in the belly, and have done with them. ↗

— Ludwig Bemelmans

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1. Write like you’ll live forever — fear is a bad editor. 2. Write like you’ll croak today — death is the best editor. 3. Fooling others is fun. Fooling yourself is a lethal mistake. 4. Pick one — fame or delight. 5. The archer knows the target. The poet knows the wastebasket. 6. Cunning and excess are your friends. 7. TV and liquor are your enemies. 8. Everything eternal happens in a spare room at 3 a.m. 9. You’re done when the crows sing. ↗

— Ron Dakron

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