Look back, but never look down.

The writer does not dare dream of giving the best of his individuality. No, he must never express his anger. The vacillating demands of mediocrity must be satisfied. Amuse the people, be their clown, give...

Definition of a Writer: One who tells stories that demand to be told.

Writers write because they’re writers. Because their imaginations boil up inside of them, waiting to overflow into the written word. Ordinary people have little capacity for unyielding imagination, whereas the natural-born writer can do little...

I’ve never been high. Writing is my drug of choice. You don’t ever have to come down from that kind of high, I tell ya. And, best part is, it’s free.

When you start searching for ‘pure elements’ in literature you will find that literature has been created by the following classes of persons: Inventors. Men who found a new process, or whose extant work gives...

Rarely will I write indoors, even if it means getting wet during rain, or my hands numb in winter.

There is no ceremony, no initiation ritual, no secret hand-shake. All you need to be a writer is to write.

The very persons who have taken away my time and space are those who have given me something to say.

When we sit down to write, we psychically enter a sanctuary. This safe haven is our own personal space where we can say whatever is on our mind, where we can talk about what matters...

It’s a phenomenal experience jumping from the devious mind of a sorceress bent on conquering the world to the compassionate musing of a queen capable of healing life with a touch—all in a flicker of...

Why do writers write? Because it isn’t there.

…but every person who does serious time with a keyboard is attempting to translate his version of the world into words so that he might be understood.

The best kind of day is a writing day

Literature sustains life because it captures death in its forward march. Clickety-clickety-clack, the wheels go round and round …

The task of the artist at any time is uncompromisingly simple — to discover what has not yet been done, and to do it.

Souls are more important than stories, yes. But stories are a window to the soul. Without stories, the soul suffocates.

…I’ve never understood the logic that says a work doesn’t need to be judged on the quality of its writing or characters simply because its genre. On the other hand, I’ve also never understood the...

There is a fine line between fair criticism and jealous assault.

On a related note, I think for many of us, the first step in becoming a good writer is to write crap. In all seriousness, none of us are born knowing how to write. Almost...

I realize that some of you may have come in hopes of hearing tips on how tobecome a professional writer. I say to you, “If you really want to hurt yourparents, and you don’t have...

Writing heals my heart like no pill ever could.

Tattoos are a permanent commitment of passion

Dance above the surface of the world. Let your thoughts lift you into creativity that is not hampered by opinion.

Assim, logo que nosso pensamento encontrou palavras, ele já deixa de ser algo íntimo, algo sério no nível mais profundo. Quando ele começa a existir para os outros, para de viver em nós, da mesma...

Climax: It’s all downhill from here.

It’s better to be remembered for what you said, not what you earned.

I am swimming in a sea of words, attempting to keep my head above water.

Writin’ Is Fightin’!

A writer’s life is never boring when you have imaginary friends to play with!

Writer’s block is just another name for fear.

A writer’s brain is like a magician’s hat. If you’re going to get anything out of it, you have to put something in it first

I consider whoever my words land on to be my target, that’s why I like flash fiction, it’s a lot like using a shotgun.

When you have something meaningful to say, you lose your desire for much grammar; for only in the incompetence of words does one seek the redeeming power of vocabulary.

Makebelieve is a writer’s best friend.

The only way to be inclined to write is to write to your inclination.

He, the true writer, is the department store dummy at the very center of the whole establishment, the one left alone on display all night, a price tag stapled to every piece of clothing they’ve...

When you write a manuscript, it feels like being in a relationship with someone. You’ll hate it, get bored with it, be pissed of, like you just want to break up. But, just like any...

Some of the best characters are the most flawed characters.

My stories are my children. Some are sweet infants that I coddle and care for. Others are old enough now, they need to damn well get a job!

I’ve never heard a writer feel that way about a device with a screen. Oh sure, they’re functional, practical. We would be lost without them. But just as we need to feel our feet on...

A pen that has clocked up a million words, a lifetime’s memories, is worth more than the centrepiece in a jeweller’s window.

Make today the day you begin that awesome idea you have had for years. Now go, write this book, and remember that today is an important day in history.

I should be writing …

When I reach for my pen, nothing is out of reach.

A writer writesregardless…even though…notwithstanding…despite…at any rate…anyhow…nevertheless…in the face of…undeterred by…heedless of…and because.The true writer simply continues to write.

Because there are a million thoughts that never sleepand a million more that wake up as each second passes by…And it’s insanity insidebut I can no longer keep quietOh, I can’t speak as wellI need...

Literature might be called the art of story, and story might in turn be called a universal language, for every culture we know of has a tradition of storytelling. No doubt stories have touched your...

A tweet a day keeps writer’s block away.

Always being myself and my salve, which is life. I’m not lonely, if that’s what it seems like. Always writing things down.