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Motivational Quotes
for Authorsby Authors23
“There is nothing to
writing. All you do is sit
down at a typewriter
and bleed.”
Ernest Hemingway
“Either write something
worth reading or do
something worth
writing.”
Benjamin Franklin
“The art of writing is the
art of discovering what
you believe.”
Gustave Flaubert
“Writing is like driving 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
“Substitute 'damn' every time
you're inclined to write 'very';
your editor will delete it and the
writing will be just as it should
be.”
Mark Twain
“All good writing is
swimming under water
and holding your
breath.”
F. Scott Fitzgerald
“The most important thing is to
read as much as you can, like I
did. It will give you an
understanding of what makes
good writing and it will enlarge
your vocabulary.”
J. K. Rowling
“You must stay drunk on
writing so reality cannot
destroy you.”
Ray Bradbury
“Easy reading is damn
hard writing.”
Nathaniel Hawthorne
“To me, the greatest pleasure of
writing is not what it's about, but
the inner music that words
make.”
Truman Capote
“Listen to many, speak
to a few.”
William Shakespeare
“I've learned that people will
forget what you said, people will
forget what you did, but people
will never forget how you made
them feel.”
Maya Angelou
“Fantasy is a necessary
ingredient in living, it's a way of
looking at life through the wrong
end of a telescope, and that
enables you to laugh at life's
realities”
Dr. Seuss
“Do not go where the path
may lead, go instead
where there is no path
and leave a trail.”
Ralph Waldo Emerson
“I made a decision to
write for my readers,
not to try to find more
readers for my writing.”
Seth Godin
“If you really want to
know yourself, start by
writing a book.”
Shereen El Feki
“You cannot hope to sweep
someone else away by the force
of your writing until it has been
done to you.”
Stephen King
“You fail only if you stop
writing.”
Ray Bradbury
“My ideas usually come
not at my desk writing
but in the midst of
living.”
Anais Nin
“Good writing is like a
windowpane.”
George Orwell
“Most of us have two lives: the
life we live, and the unlived life
within us. Between the two
stands Resistance.”
Steven Pressfield
“There's no such thing as
perfect writing, just like
there's no such thing as
perfect despair.”
Haruki Murakami
"A writer's job is to give
us moments that last a
lifetime."
Robert McKee
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industry’s masters of the craft in Robert
McKee’s new creative writing magazine:
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23 Motivational Quotes for Authors by Authors

  • 2. “There is nothing to writing. All you do is sit down at a typewriter and bleed.” Ernest Hemingway
  • 3. “Either write something worth reading or do something worth writing.” Benjamin Franklin
  • 4. “The art of writing is the art of discovering what you believe.” Gustave Flaubert
  • 5. “Writing is like driving 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
  • 6. “Substitute 'damn' every time you're inclined to write 'very'; your editor will delete it and the writing will be just as it should be.” Mark Twain
  • 7. “All good writing is swimming under water and holding your breath.” F. Scott Fitzgerald
  • 8. “The most important thing is to read as much as you can, like I did. It will give you an understanding of what makes good writing and it will enlarge your vocabulary.” J. K. Rowling
  • 9. “You must stay drunk on writing so reality cannot destroy you.” Ray Bradbury
  • 10. “Easy reading is damn hard writing.” Nathaniel Hawthorne
  • 11. “To me, the greatest pleasure of writing is not what it's about, but the inner music that words make.” Truman Capote
  • 12. “Listen to many, speak to a few.” William Shakespeare
  • 13. “I've learned that people will forget what you said, people will forget what you did, but people will never forget how you made them feel.” Maya Angelou
  • 14. “Fantasy is a necessary ingredient in living, it's a way of looking at life through the wrong end of a telescope, and that enables you to laugh at life's realities” Dr. Seuss
  • 15. “Do not go where the path may lead, go instead where there is no path and leave a trail.” Ralph Waldo Emerson
  • 16. “I made a decision to write for my readers, not to try to find more readers for my writing.” Seth Godin
  • 17. “If you really want to know yourself, start by writing a book.” Shereen El Feki
  • 18. “You cannot hope to sweep someone else away by the force of your writing until it has been done to you.” Stephen King
  • 19. “You fail only if you stop writing.” Ray Bradbury
  • 20. “My ideas usually come not at my desk writing but in the midst of living.” Anais Nin
  • 21. “Good writing is like a windowpane.” George Orwell
  • 22. “Most of us have two lives: the life we live, and the unlived life within us. Between the two stands Resistance.” Steven Pressfield
  • 23. “There's no such thing as perfect writing, just like there's no such thing as perfect despair.” Haruki Murakami
  • 24. "A writer's job is to give us moments that last a lifetime." Robert McKee
  • 26. Discover award-winning methods from the industry’s masters of the craft in Robert McKee’s new creative writing magazine:
  • 27. Get Your FREE Copy of Story Magazine Learn award-winning writing methods from Hollywood’s master of the craft and Fulbright Scholar Robert McKee. Get Your FREE Copy!