Writing
The task of a writer consists in being able to make something out of an IDEA. Thomas Mann
It is better to write a BAD first draft than to write no first draft at all. Will Shetterly
WRITING is only boring to the people who are boring themselves. Unknown
The PEN is the tongue of the mind. Miguel de Cervantes
WRITING is the best way to talk without being interrupted. Jules Renard
DETAIL makes the difference between boring and terrific writing. It’s the difference between a pencil sketch and a lush oil painting. As a writer, words are your paint. Use all the colors. Rhys Alexander
If you don’t have the time to READ, you don’t have the time or the tools to WRITE. Stephen King
WRITING comes more easily if you have something to say. Sholem Asch
Do, or do not. There is no try. Yoda
It is perfectly okay to write garbage — as long as you edit brilliantly. C.J. Cherryh
READING usually precedes writing and the impulse to write is almost always fired by reading. Reading, the love of reading, is what makes you dream of becoming a W R I T E R. Susan Sontag
WRITING is thinking on paper. William Zinsser
There are no dull subjects. There are only dull writers. H.L. Mencken
The two most engaging powers of an author are, to make new things familiar, and familiar things new. Samuel Johnson
Writing is 1 percent inspiration, and 99 percent elimination. Louise Brooks
TACT is the ability to describe others as they see themselves. Abraham Lincoln
In good writing, WORDS become one with things. Ralph Waldo Emerson
STYLE is not how you write. It is how you do not write like anyone else. Charles Ghigna aka Father Goose
There is no great writing, only great rewriting. Justice Brandeis
The WASTEPAPER BASKET is the writer’s best friend. Isaac Bashevis Singer
If you wait for inspiration, you’re not a writer, but a waiter. Anonymous
WRITING is never finished, only abandoned. Paul Valery
WRITING is how we think our way into a subject and make it our own. William Zinsser
DO SOMETHING – If it works, do more of it. If it doesn’t, do something else. Franklin D. Roosevelt
Editing is easy. All you have to do is cross out the wrong words. Mark Twain
