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“Q: Do you have any advice for upcoming writers who want to pen weird stories?A: READ, damn it. Fill your brain to the bursting point with the good stuff, starting with writers that you truly enjoy,...”
“I recommend writing standing up from time to time. It's easier to dance when you finish writing.”
“Make your heroes ambitious, always looking for more success and uniqueness.To write the best story you can, think of making your hero, or heroes, have an ambitious for an unlimited success.-How to ...”
“Deal with your readers that theyare smart, and write a language thatsuits their intelligence.- How to write the best story-”
“Atticus told me to delete the adjectives and I'd have the facts.”
“The most basic rule of editing is that if you cant bear to read it, no one else can either. So when you find yourself skimming, commit murder.”
“Writing a full length novel is very much like driving a car with snakes in your pantsyou just never know whats going to happen. -- James Scott Bell”
“Trying to write something of permanent value is a full-time job.”
“You have to simply love writing, and you have to remind yourself often that you love it.”
“Protect the time and space in which you write. Keep everybody away from it, even the people who are most important to you.”
“Heinlein's Rules for Writers Rule One: You Must WriteRule Two: Finish What Your StartRule Three: You Must Refrain From Rewriting, Except to Editorial OrderRule Four: You Must Put Your Story on the ...”
“Let grammar, punctuation, and spelling into your life! Even the most energetic and wonderful mess has to be turned into sentences.”
“Nothing is original. Steal from anywhere that resonates with inspiration or fuels your imagination.”
“It's a great lesson about not being too precious about your writing. You have to try your hardest to be at the top of your game and improve every joke you can until the last possible second, and th...”
“Writer's block, for me, is merely a way of saying "I'm too lazy to sit down and give it the proper time." I want to be a progressive writer, not a lazy one.”
“It's okay to write crap. Just don't try publishing it while it's still crap.”
“Talent is cheap. What matters is discipline.”
“People say to write about what you know. I'm here to tell you, no one wants to read that, cos you don't know anything. So write about something you don't know. And don't be scared, ever.”
“Make it so good and so clear that it doesn't need any further explanation.”
“When in doubt, have a man come through the door with a gun in his hand.”
