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Writing Advice From The Experts Part 1
One must be drenched in words, literally soaked in them, to have the right ones form themselves into the proper pattern at the right moment. - Hart Crane
Some of the best advice for writers in the 21st century comes from those who have seen their successes and offer advice from their own experience. Lets draw from that brain trust.
On Writing Well
Show don't tell. - Henry James
Don't say the old lady screamed -- bring her on and let her scream. - Mark Twain
Cut out all those exclamation marks. An exclamation mark is like laughing at your own joke. - F. Scott Fitzgerald
First drafts are for learning what your novel or story is about. - Bernard Malamud
Usually, when people get to the end of a chapter, they close the book and go to sleep. I deliberately write a book so when the reader gets to the end of the chapter, he or she must turn one more page. When people tell me I've kept them up all night, I feel like I've succeeded. - Sidney Sheldon
Don't mistake a good setup for a satisfying conclusion -- many beginning writers end their stories when the real story is just ready to begin. - Stanley Schmidt
On Inspiration
Nighttime is really the best time to work. All the ideas are there to be yours because everyone else is asleep. - Catherine O'Hara
I know writers who write only when inspiration comes. How would Isaac Stern play if he played the violin only when he felt like it? He would be lousy. - Madeleine L'Engle
If you wait for inspiration, you're not a writer, but a waiter. - Anonymous
You can't wait for inspiration. You have to go after it with a club. - Jack London
The best way to become a successful writer is to read good writing, remember it, and then forget where you remember it from. - Gene Fowler
Read, read, read. Read everything -- trash, classics, good and bad, and see how they do it. Just like a carpenter who works as an apprentice and studies the master. Read! You'll absorb it. Then write. - William Faulkner
The best time for planning a book is while you're doing the dishes. - Agatha Christie
So this is always the key: you have to write the book you love, the book that's alive in your heart. That's the one you have to write. - Lurleen McDaniel
In the second part in this series we will look at a few words of wisdom from authors regarding writers Block, motivation and editing skills.
BONUS : Writing Advice From The Experts Part #2
The most valuable of talents is never using two words when one will do. - Thomas Jefferson
There are many books that provide tips and guidance for publishing success. This series of articles takes you directly to a trusted source of wisdom established authors. The hope is the experiences they have encountered will assist you in your writing objectives.
On Editing
There is but one art, to omit! - Robert Louis Stevenson
A sentence should contain no unnecessary words, a paragraph no unnecessary sentences, for the same reason that a drawing should have no unnecessary lines and a machine no unnecessary parts. - William Strunk, Jr., from The Elements of Style
My most important piece of advice to all you would-be writers: when you write, try to leave out all the parts readers skip. - Elmore Leonard
The great art of writing is knowing when to stop. - Josh Billings
As to the adjective, when in doubt, strike it out. -- Mark Twain
When rewriting, move quickly. It's a little like cutting your own hair. - Robert Stone
Put it before them briefly so they will read it, clearly so they will appreciate it, picturesquely so they will remember it and, above all, accurately so they will be guided by its light. - Joseph Pulitzer
On Writers Block
If you are in difficulties with a book, try the element of surprise: attack it an hour when it isn't expecting it. - H. G. Wells
On Motivation
Better to write for yourself and have no public, than to write for the public and have no self. - Cyril Connolly
The most original thing a writer can do is write like himself. It is also the most difficult task. - Robertson Davies
If you wish to be a writer, write. - Epictetus
Talent is helpful in writing, but guts are absolutely essential. - Jessamyn West
You write about the thing that sank its teeth into you and wouldn't let go. - Paul West
On Humility
Young writers should be encouraged to write, and discouraged from thinking they are writers. - Wallace Stegner
In the third and final part in this series we will look at a few words of wisdom from authors on the naming of your work, learning from the success and failure of other writers and the inner struggles authors often face.
The most valuable of talents is never using two words when one will do. - Thomas Jefferson
There are many books that provide tips and guidance for publishing success. This series of articles takes you directly to a trusted source of wisdom established authors. The hope is the experiences they have encountered will assist you in your writing objectives.
On Editing
There is but one art, to omit! - Robert Louis Stevenson
A sentence should contain no unnecessary words, a paragraph no unnecessary sentences, for the same reason that a drawing should have no unnecessary lines and a machine no unnecessary parts. - William Strunk, Jr., from The Elements of Style
My most important piece of advice to all you would-be writers: when you write, try to leave out all the parts readers skip. - Elmore Leonard
The great art of writing is knowing when to stop. - Josh Billings
As to the adjective, when in doubt, strike it out. -- Mark Twain
When rewriting, move quickly. It's a little like cutting your own hair. - Robert Stone
Put it before them briefly so they will read it, clearly so they will appreciate it, picturesquely so they will remember it and, above all, accurately so they will be guided by its light. - Joseph Pulitzer
On Writers Block
If you are in difficulties with a book, try the element of surprise: attack it an hour when it isn't expecting it. - H. G. Wells
On Motivation
Better to write for yourself and have no public, than to write for the public and have no self. - Cyril Connolly
The most original thing a writer can do is write like himself. It is also the most difficult task. - Robertson Davies
If you wish to be a writer, write. - Epictetus
Talent is helpful in writing, but guts are absolutely essential. - Jessamyn West
You write about the thing that sank its teeth into you and wouldn't let go. - Paul West
On Humility
Young writers should be encouraged to write, and discouraged from thinking they are writers. - Wallace Stegner
In the third and final part in this series we will look at a few words of wisdom from authors on the naming of your work, learning from the success and failure of other writers and the inner struggles authors often face.
