QuotesonWriting
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The first draft is about isolating the rock, and every draft after that is about carving the stone into something beautiful.
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Writers have to work alone, make judgements alone, make tweaks and changes alone, but then it’s all worth it when you receive praise... alone.
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In poems we must not be ruled by logic, or be fearful of being wrong. Through twisted logic and fallibility, some truths are born.
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I believe great writing starts with the right sentence, the spirit of which, if achieved, will flow through it like a river.
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A great writer can create new worlds, and make the reader feel like they are the first to discover it.
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Good writing starts with a single word, just as good composing starts with a single note.
Writing style is partly formed by the influence of others, but ultimately is found through trial and error, and what best suits your voice.
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Maybe dreams help the brain to accelerate and predict future learning needs, through the warped emulation of past memories into experience.
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In the land of fiction you can wear your own shoes as you walk through it, but to really enjoy the story, take those shoes off and dig in.
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A writer has the freedom to imagine worlds beneath a vast sky, but it is in the microcosms of fiction, where true talent lies.
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Sometimes the magic happens when you write, other times it's like pulling teeth, either way it's hard, until written.
Writers are only as good as the voices inside their heads.
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A writer's greatest fear is not having the courage to be a fearless writer.
Let your mind be an oasis of calm in the desert of life.
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Never wait around to hear back from a writing submission. Instead send another one away, and then another, until you lose count.
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The harsh, cold light of rejection, is something every writer must endure.
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Only a writer with true aspirations, can understand the guilt that comes from not having written.
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Sometimes when you feel least inspired, you create your best work, it's just getting it out that's the problem.