✒️ Writers’ Wisdom ~ Great Characters
“All the great writers root their characters in true human behavior.” ~ Ben Kingsley
Love, Laugh, and Happiness
“All the great writers root their characters in true human behavior.” ~ Ben Kingsley
“I’ve written about 2,000 short stories; I’ve only published 300 and I feel I’m still learning. Any man who keeps working is not a failure. He may not be a…
“Rewriting is the essence of writing well – where the game is won or lost.” ~ William Zinsser
“It takes a spasm of love to write a poem.” ~ Erica Jong
First, find out what your hero wants, then just follow him. ~ Ray Bradbury
“Everybody walks past a thousand story ideas every day.” ~ Orson Scott Card
Don’t tell me the moon is shining; show me the glint of light on broken glass. ~ Anton Chekov
Exercise the writing muscle every day, even if it is only a letter, notes, a title list, a character sketch, a journal entry. Writers are like dancers, like athletes. Without…
I try to create sympathy for my characters, then turn the monsters loose. ~ Stephen King
Read, read, read. Read everything — trash, classics, good and bad, and see how they do it. Just like a carpenter who works as an apprentice and studies the master.…