I am not at all in a humour for writing; I must write on until I am. Jane Austen (via writingdotcoffee)
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A writer never has a vacation. For a writer life consists of either writing or thinking about writing. Eugene Ionesco
Write what disturbs you, what you fear, what you have not been willing to speak about. Be willing to be split open. Natalie Goldberg
The only rule is work. Corita Kent
“The only rule is work.”
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A writer is a world trapped in a person. Victor Hugo
“A writer is a world trapped in a person.”
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Better to write for yourself and have no public, than write for the public and have no self. Cyril Connolly
“Better to write for yourself and have no public, than write for the public and have no self.”
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Great literature is simply language charged with meaning to the utmost possible degree. Ezra Pound
“Great literature is simply language charged with meaning to the utmost possible degree.”
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Resist the urge to tell your friends and family about your story ideas. Make a rule for yourself that the only way anyone will see your stories is by you writing them. Andy Weir
“Resist the urge to tell your friends and family about your story ideas. Make a rule for yourself…”
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When I’m reading, I’m looking for something to steal. Readers ask me all the time the traditional question ‘Where do you get your ideas from?” I reply: ‘We are all having ideas all the time. But I’m on the lookout… Read more
“When I’m reading, I’m looking for something to steal. Readers ask me all the time the traditional…”
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It’s such a confidence trick, writing a novel. The main person you have to trick into confidence is yourself. Zadie Smith
“It’s such a confidence trick, writing a novel. The main person you have to trick into confidence is…”
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