Aspiring Writers Quotes

The good writing ideas don’t have to be about political turmoil, mass killings, capitalism, racism, injustice, etc. Find that one idea that has deep roots in your heart.

If certain aspect needs to be inconsistent, it must better be consistently inconsistent throughout the story.

A writer can do without food for a few hours, but not without the sight of books.

Create a world in front of your readers where they can taste, smell, touch, hear, see, and move. Else they are likely going to move on to another book.

Writing a story is like going on a date—you will spoil it if you aren't living in the moment.

The difference between wanting to write and having written is one year of hard, relentless labour. It's a bridge you have to build all by yourself, all alone, all through the night, while the world goes about its business without giving a damn. The only way of making this perilous passage is by looking at it as a pilgrimage.

To anyone who knows a writer, never underestimate the power of your encouragement.

If you think there is no time to write now, there would never be.

Turn those deep feelings and obsessions of your heart into captivating pieces of literature.

Tell a story in lesser and simpler words.

As you become a better writer, the writing becomes more difficult. You toil harder to tell a story in a lesser number of words.

Ideas either age like fine wine or rot like potatoes over time.

Be a good reader first, if you wish to become a good writer.

If you are a singer, you must sing. If you are a dancer, you must dance. If you are a writer, you must write. Don’t suffocate your heart.

The biggest thing for aspiring writers I would say is that writing is hard work. You can’t sustain the fantasy that it should somehow be otherwise for you because you are more special or more committed than other aspiring writers. You aren’t sitting down to be entertained by the gods or to entertain yourself. At times it can be a thrill and it feels more like play, but we are easily deceived by whatever pleasures or rewards writing can offer. Exhilarating work is still work. Is it work, or is it play? And the answer is “yes.” Does it sometimes feel like it comes easily or naturally? Yes. But did it really come easily? No. Writing doesn’t offer the rhythmic endorphin hit you get scrolling down the screen clicking on memes. Are you up for the work it is going to take to become successful as a writer? It is going to be harder than you think. You are submitting to forces and to a process that you can’t fully control. There is maybe a tiny bit more control if you self-publish, and there is no shame in doing that, but even that is going to introduce hard work. Probably harder than you think. If my next novel can’t find a home, I’m not above self-publishing it in some capacity and then moving on to the next project.

Don’t break the rules when you haven’t fully figured them out yet.

Don’t interrupt when your characters take a flight of their own.

A writer gets to live yet another life every time she creates a new story.

Dreams are good at playing with your memory. They love leaving no trace behind and hate to show up once again in the morning.

Cliches are the viruses that infect your writing with diseases.