What writers say about writing...
- By John Seymour
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- 10 Jan, 2018
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20 quotes from writers to inspire, amuse and make you think...
1. “If there's a book you want to read, but it hasn't been written yet, then you must write it.” – Toni Morrison
2. “You can, you should, and if you’re brave enough to start, you will.” – Stephen King
3. "You put one word after another until it's done. It's that easy ... and that hard." – Neil Gaiman
4. "Everyone walks past a thousand story ideas every day. The good writers are the ones who see five or six of them." – Orson Scott Card
5. "There is no greater agony than bearing an untold story inside you." – Maya Angelou
6. "Figure out what you have to say. It's the one and only thing you have to offer." – Barbara Kingsolver
7. "We write to taste life twice - in the moment and in retrospect." – Anaïs Nin
8. “No tears in the writer, no tears in the reader. No surprise for the writer, no surprise for the reader.” – Robert Frost
9. “To produce a mighty book, you must choose a mighty theme.” – Herman Melville
10.“First, find out what your hero wants, then just follow him!” – Ray Bradbury
11.“You sit in back of the typewriter and you work, and that’s all there is to it.” – Harlan Ellison
12.“A professional writer is an amateur who didn’t quit.” – Richard Bach
13.“You can’t wait for inspiration, you have to go after it with a club.” – Jack London
14.“You get ideas from daydreaming. You get ideas from being bored. You get ideas all the time. The only difference between writers and other people is we notice when we’re doing it.” – Neil Gaiman
15.“If it sounds like writing, I re-write it.” – Elmore Leonard
16.“I would advise anyone who aspires to a writing career that before developing his talent he would be wise to develop a thick hide.” – Harper Lee
17.“Just write every day of your life, read intensely, then see what happens.” – Ray Bradbury
18.“A writer is someone for whom writing is more difficult than it is for other people.” – Thomas Mann
19. “There are three rules for writing a novel. Unfortunately, no-one knows what they are.” – W. Somerset Maugham
20.“Writing is like driving a car at night in the fog: you can only see as far as your headlights, but you can make the whole trip that way.” – E. L. Doctorow
Anyone can make a blog:
For better or worse, anyone can write a blog post about anything they want. Everyone has a voice and the best voices will rise to the top.
The blog writer can showcase their personality:
In blog posts, the writer has more leeway to add in their voice and personality than in other types of online writing.
Blogs are a great form of mass communication:
You can help people, teach them new things, entertain your audience—the possibilities are endless and amazing. Blogging opens up all of these possibilities to a very wide audience.
You can make money:
Get the right blog going and you can make a lot of money through advertising and sponsored posts.
It allows people to craft better thoughts:
Instead of reading haphazard, uneducated Facebook statuses, it’s much better to see people’s thought process in a well-written blog post.
You can establish a community:
Blogging allows you to connect with other individuals who share the same interests. Sharing ideas and opinions within your community helps establish yourself as a thought leader.
Good for SEO:
Keeping content on your site fresh and relevant, you can use your blog to boost the search engine ranking (SEO) of your site.
It brings people back to your site:
If your blog is strong enough and updated regularly, people will come back looking for more and bring traffic back to your site as well.
It’s free:
It costs you a grand total of zero dollars to post to a blog, so if you have something to say, there’s nothing to stop you.
You can establish yourself as a thought leader:
A blog is a great place for your original thoughts, and it can be a wonderful way to show off your individuality. If people like your ideas, you can become a thought leader!
What do you love about blogs? Let me know!
