Hey-o, Word-wielders,
I don't know if you're the type who loves quotes, whether cheesy, inspiring, or just so stupid they're funny. However, if you are, this is a blog post for you. Today, I am going to make a list for you of some quotes about writing.
As a writer you try to listen to what others aren't saying . . . and then write about the silence.
-N. R. Hart
Good writing is supposed to evoke sensation in the reader - not the fact that it is raining, but the sensation of being rained upon.
-E. L. Doctorow
Treat all your secondar characters like they think the book's about them.
-Jocelyn Hughes
Revise until your writing sings on its own, until it's its own living organism and you no longer have to breathe life into it.
-Dani Jorgensen
A writer is a world trapped in a person
-Victor Hughes
I think new writers are too worried that it has all been said before. Sure it has, but not by you.
-Asha Dornfest
The first draft is just telling yourself the story
-Terry Pratchett
And if you want check out my Pinterest board of writery quotes.
What are your favorite writing quotes? Let me know down in the comments.
May you live for Christ and give Him praise!
~Claira
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