“If you’re just starting out as a writer, you could do worse than strip your television’s electric plug-wire, wrap a spike around it, and then stick it back into the wall. See what blows, and how far. Just an idea.”— Stephen King, amazon.com
“Description begins in the writer’s imagination, but should finish in the reader’s.”— Stephen King, amazon.com
“Writing is a lonely job. Having someone who believes in you makes a lot of difference.”— Stephen King, amazon.com
“Writing isn’t about making money, getting famous, getting dates, getting laid, or making friends. In the end, it’s about enriching the lives of those who will read your work, and enriching your own life, as well.”— Stephen King, amazon.com
“When you write a story, you’re telling yourself the story. When you rewrite, your main job is taking out all the things that are not the story.”— Stephen King, amazon.com
“There is no secret password to being a writer. There is no secret code. You just do it.”— Lynee Tillman, thecreativeindependent.com
“I have one rule about writing and it’s this: don’t write about how hard it is to write.”— Rob Plenty, actuallyitsrobpentydotorg.com
“Why do you never find anything written about that idiosyncratic thought you advert to, about your fascination with something no one else understands? Because it is up to you. There is something you find interesting, for a reason hard to explain. It is hard to explain because you have never read it o…”— Annie Dillard, amazon.com
“We don't just read sentences, we also make meaning out of how they move.”— Juliet Patterson, iowasummerwritingfestival.org
“Knowing what you're trying to say is always important, but knowing what you've said is crucial.”— Juliet Patterson, iowasummerwritingfestival.org