Writer Tips Quotes

#1. Rule number four for me as a writer? Plotlines are like sharks: They either keep moving or they die. ~J.R. Ward

J.R. Ward

#2. Most damage that others do us is out of fear, humiliation and pain. Those feelings occur in all of us, not just in those of us who profess a certain religious or racial devotion.

Alice Walker

#3. Life's like a book: What matters is the hook.
Be it short or long, just live it strong.
Whether it's five stars, or how near or far, just soar!

Ana Claudia Antunes

#4. I always advise children who ask me for tips on being a writer to read as much as they possibly can. Jane Austen gave a young friend the same advice, so I'm in good company there.

J.K. Rowling

#5. I think that, as a white person stepping into doing any sort of anti-systematic-racism type of work, asking yourself, 'What is your intention?' needs to happen on a consistent basis. Check yourself. Check yourself. Check yourself, like, constantly.

Macklemore

#6. Being a writer is like being in a relationship. If you're not 100% committed to your writing, you will fail to be the best that you can be.

Patti Roberts

#7. Theoretically there's no reason one should get [writer's block], if one understands that writing, after all, is only writing, neither something one ought to feel deeply guilty about nor something one ought to be inordinately proud of.

John Gardner

#8. The best way in the world for breaking up a writer's block is to write a lot.

John Gardner

#9. Subtlety is the mark of confidence and is thus by far the hardest thing for a writer to achieve.

Noah Lukeman

#10. Every aspect of your life is anchored energetically in your living space, so clearing clutter can completely transform your entire existence.

Karen Kingston

#11. It's better to be remembered for what you said, not what you earned.

Carla H. Krueger

#12. When you are writing a novel, you as the author will wear many hats. You are the writer, reader, and most importantly you are the character. If you can do those things your book will become reality to readers.

LaQuita Cameron

#13. When a person sets out to learn from others and not to teach others he becomes a true writer.

Carla H. Krueger

#14. Every writer should know their target. Aim for the heart ~ hit that and all which follows is sheer ecstasy.

Muse

#15. What is style? It is an effortless confidence in being yourself, it is a way of putting yourself together according to your mood and what you want to project. Personal style appears to come naturally for some, but for others it can take a while to find it!

Diane Von Furstenberg

#16. There is no right or wrong way to write a novel. Each journey is different for every individual work and for every writer. The first error is never to begin; the second is never to finish.

Don Roff

#17. Here's one prophecy the writer can make - you'll never be rich and you'll probably be poor.

Chloe Thurlow

#18. Love is hard work.

Steve Toltz

#19. I did telemarketing for years, starting at the age of 16, just selling steak knives to old people. Old people go through a weird amount of steak knives. I also sold straight meat over the telephone.

Adam DeVine

#20. People like controversy because that's what sells.

Miley Cyrus

#21. I don't think it is possible to give tips for finding one's voice; it's one of those things for which there aren't really any tricks or shortcuts, or even any advice that necessarily translates from writer to writer. All I can tell you is to write as much as possible.

Poppy Z. Brite

#22. If I don't stay in and write, I feel like a prisoner.

Carla H. Krueger

#23. My job as a writer is simple. Write a book I'm proud of, and present it as a gift to the world.
Some will love it.
Some will hate it.
That's the nature of art.

Kathleen Baldwin