“If I do not write to . . .”
Writers’ Wisdom: Mysteries
Write as precisely and as lucidly and as richly as you can about what you find truly mysterious and irreducible … More
Writer’s Wisdom: Stephen King on Writing Fiction
Fiction is a lie, and good fiction is the truth inside the lie.” ~ Stephen King
Writer’s Wisdom: Saul Below on Inspiration
You never have to change anything you got up in the middle of the night to write.” ~ Saul Bellow
Writer’s Wisdom ~ Colette on Writing
To write, to be able to write, what does it mean? It means spending long hours dreaming before a white … More
Writer’s Wisdom ~ Jane Hirshfield on Concentration
“In the wholeheartedness of concentration, world and self begin to cohere. With that state comes an enlarging: of what may … More
Writer’s Wisdom ~ Zadie Smith on Creating Space to Write
Protect the time and space in which you write. Keep everybody away from it, even the people who are most … More
Writer’s Wisdom ~ Zadie Smith on ‘What Matters’
Don’t romanticise your ‘vocation.’ You can either write good sentences or you can’t. There is no ‘writer’s lifestyle.’ All that … More
Writer’s Wisdom ~ Zadie Smith on Reading
When still a child, make sure you read a lot of books. Spend more time doing this than anything else. … More
Writer’s Wisdom ~ Malcolm Cowley
The germ of a story is something seen or heard, or heard about, or suddenly remembered; it may be a … More