Quotes About Writing

And by the way, everything in life is writable about if you have the outgoing guts to do it, and the imagination to improvise. The worst enemy to creativity is self-doubt. — Sylvia Plath

I try to leave out the parts that people skip. — Elmore Leonard

Fill your paper with the breathings of your heart. — William Wordsworth

A metaphor is like a simile. — Author Unknown

Proofread carefully to see if you any words out. — Author Unknown

You fail only if you stop writing. — Ray Bradbury


Every writer I know has trouble writing. — Joseph Heller


Don't tell me the moon is shining; show me the glint of light on broken glass. — Anton Chekhov


The first draft is just you telling yourself the story. — Terry Pratchett


There are three rules for writing a novel. Unfortunately, no one knows what they are. — W. Somerset Maugham


Never use the word, 'very.' It is the weakest word in the English language; doesn't mean anything. If you feel the urge of 'very' coming on, just write the word, 'damn,' in the place of 'very.' The editor will strike out the word, 'damn,' and you will have a good sentence. — William Allen White


The road to hell is paved with adverbs. — Stephen King  


Buy a fast pen and cheap notebook. — Natalie Goldberg


You can make anything by writing. — C. S. Lewis