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(Ella) Writing Quotes

Here are some of my favorite writing quotes... Hope you enjoy them! :)

 

"Remember: When people tell you something's wrong or doesn't work for them, they are most always right. When they tell you exactly what they think is wrong and how to fix it, they are almost always wrong" ~Neil Gaiman

 

"Writers Block: when your imaginary friends stop talking to you."

 

"A real writer doesn't just want to write; a real writer has to write."

 

I think it's fairly common for writers to be afflicted with two simultaneous yet contradictory delusions--the burning certainty that we're unique geniuses and the constant fear that we're witless frauds who are speeding toward epic failure." ~Scott Lynch

 

"Writing is like driving a car at night. You can only see as far as the headlights, but you make the whole trip that way." ~E.L. Doctorow

 

"Write like nobody's watching."

 

"There is nothing to writing. All you do is sit down at a typewriter and bleed." ~Ernest Hemingway

 

"A writer who waits for ideal conditions under which to work will die without putting a word on paper."

 

"A writer is someone for whom writing is more difficult than it is for other people." ~Thomas Mann

 

 

 

And a final word for today....

 

       I read an essay recently about how humor is one of the most difficult things to write, but if you are looking for a classic author who has humor down perfectly, read "Great Expectations" by Charles Dickens. I'm in the middle of it and I completely fell in love with Dickens. To quote Bess, "You are probably one of the only teenagers who has ever said 'Dickens is so funny.'" Probably...but really, just read it.



(LiLi) Ask Not What You Can do for Your Story...

       As I sat down to write the other day I began to suffer from extreme writer's block (*ugh*). Why? Because as I sat there, only one question came to mind:

       What do I want the character(s) to do next????

       But then-BAM!- it hit me! Most great authors devote lots of time on deciding what happens next in their stories, right? WRONG. Well, sort of...
      
       Writer's block-I have discovered-is when an author becomes ignorant to their character's "feelings." The author is too busy trying to decide what happens next to even listen to what the characters want to do. Now, I know you're probably thinking "This girl is Cray-ZY! Characters are NOT real people!!!!" I know, I know, but hear me out...
      
       I'm not saying they are, but if you love them enough, they are kind of like your imaginary friends. And you don't thoroughly think out what your imaginary friend is going to do, they just do it!