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Those of our writers who have possessed a vivid personal talent have been paralyzed by a want of social background. — Van Wyck Brooks

Each time I write, I reaffirm my soul. — Rob Bignell, Editor

I want to be able to discuss craft but I also want to teach writers to trust their instincts and learn to listen to themselves above all others. — Mary J. Miller

Don't fool yourself. Talking about writing is not the same as actually doing it. — Christy Hall

If a pen can communicate our thoughts, dreams, and emotions and be the voice of our soul, then ink is the medium that carries the message. — Fennel Hudson

Where do writers get their ideas from? Anywhere and everywhere.
Nothing is sacred. — Darynda Jones

Every word I write is another stroke that takes me to the shore of a completed book. — Rob Bignell, Editor

Replace your old books with the books you've always wanted to write. — Rob Bignell, Editor

Great writers zealously learn the craft of their profession so they can release the power and the depth of their imagination and experience. — Leonard Bishop

It is the writer's job to craft a story so compelling that strangers will pay to hear it. — Seeley James

If you do not want to be forgotten as soon as you are dead...be read, or try coming back and pull the feet of those who are still alive instead! — Ana Claudia Antunes

Today is the day that you create worlds, you change lives, you make a something, a someone, out of nothing.
Today is the day you become a writer. — Alessandra Torre

If I ask you to think about something, you can decide not to. But if I make you feel something? Now I have your attention. — Lisa Cron

Writers learn their craft, above all, from the work of other writers. From reading. — Marie Arana

The universe is made of stories, not of atoms. — Muriel Rukeyser

Writers don't suffer from insanity, they depend upon it! — Avijeet Das

It's been my experience that most writers don't talk about their craft
they just do it — Alfred Lansing

I love hearing details of writers' craft, as cannibals eat the brains of clever men to get cleverer. — Antonia Fraser

Where the writing takes place doesn't matter to a publisher, but it matters a great deal to the author. — Fennel Hudson

Everything starts and ends with the song, and working with writers and really learning their process and craft was an invaluable experience. — Tommy Mottola

Don't tell me the moon is shining, show me the glint of light on broken glass. — Bernard Cornwell

The best writers I've read possess oodles of self-doubt, yet claw their way up with each work and remain humble. Boastful ones, not so much. — Don Roff

It's good to write badly. Things can only get better. — Alan Dapre

Murphy is a writer's best friend, but you have to keep an eye on him, or he'll steal the silver. — Patricia C. Wrede

Don't be afraid of what you're creating. — Christy Hall

The key is in the craft. — A.D. Posey

A writer needs to ingest love to be passionate. Passion is a metabolite of love, and good writing is an active metabolite of passion. — Roman Payne

Nobody wanted me. I just kept writing books and learning my craft. Most writers aren't very good in the beginning. — Phyllis A. Whitney

I personally believe that one learns to write by writing. — Jack Jordan

Just write. That's my only tip. And read. I guess that's two. — Shannon Celebi

Most days, writing simply requires work-ethic, discipline, clarity, focus, time. Other days ... it will demand absolutely everything of you. — Christy Hall

Stories not only give us a much needed practice on figuring out what makes people tick, they give us insight into how we tick. — Lisa Cron

I wonder sometimes if the motivation for writers ought to be contempt, not admiration. — Orson Scott Card

Writers don't choose their craft; they need to write in order to face the world. — Alice Hoffman

Give the reader what they want, just not the way they expect it. — William Goldman

Let life be the foundation. Be brave. Wander deep inside yourself to the little room no one knows about. Fling the door wide open and write. — Christy Hall

Fiction is a careful combination of observation, inspiration, and imagination. — Luke Taylor

Anyone who says writing is easy isn't doing it right. — Amy Joy

The great thing about 'Justified' is that the writers will craft a scene, but if the actors come up with a great idea, they're 100% for it. — Neal McDonough

I know it's difficult in the beginning. But, listen. If you have the impulse to write, do yourself a favor, do the world a favor, and write. — Christy Hall

What compels me to write now is the same as all those years ago. It is the love of writing and storytelling, driven by a desire to escape. — Fennel Hudson

Good writing is more about graft and craft than inspiration and aspiration. — Johnny Rich

Life has a vendetta against writers. It does everything in it's power to get in the way of our craft. Maybe it thinks we embellish too much? — Hannah Harding

Developing your voice takes ...
time and practice. — Darynda Jones

When a solid first draft of an original tale is complete ... you feel as if you could do anything. — Christy Hall

And as your writing evolves, what you need and get from it evolves. — Darynda Jones

Humility is an essential quality in writers who want to write well. — Margaret Jean Langstaff

It takes thirty-three days to write a book
only thirty-three days. remember, writers lie for a living. — Darynda Jones

Not all writers are crazy. Only the ones who are serious enough about their craft. — Hanna Abi Akl

Writing is the neck muscle allowing us to see the important stuff in our periphery. — Rob Bignell, Editor

Through the act of writing, a writer learns more about himself than he could ever imagine. — Rob Bignell, Editor

I should be writing ... — Mur Lafferty

There is only one thing that you write for yourself, and that is a shopping list. — Umberto Eco