Maugham then offers the greatest advice anyone could give to a young author: "At the end of an interrogation sentence, place a question mark. You'd be surprised how effective it can be.
Woody AllenTags: humor writing-advice irony interrogation-marks writing-tips
Nouns and verbs are the guts of the language. Beware of covering up with adjectives and adverbs.
A.B. Guthrie Jr.Tags: writing-advice writing-tips
That's what I love most about writers--they're such lousy actors.
Vincent H. O'NeilTags: writing theater mystery acting actors writing-tips playwright directing directors playwrights playwrighting
Actors are all about entrances, but writers are all about exits.
Vincent H. O'NeilTags: writing murder theater mystery acting writing-tips playwright directing playwriting playwrights books-for-writers
We need to boost each other to get to the top. It is much more effective than stepping on each other.
Teresa MummertTags: writing authors writing-tips insperational-thoughts
People keep asking me, "Where do you get the ideas for your books?"
From the worst moments in my life.
I call that "literature through disaster." I got the whole Tales from Earth's End Saga that way, as well as Numenon. Don't be afraid of the hard times.
Tags: inspirational writing-tips disaster sandy-nathan tales-from-earth-s-end using-hard-timesideas-for-books where-to-get-inspiration
Writing is work. It’s also gambling. You don’t get a pension plan. Other people can help you a bit, but essentially you’re on your own. Nobody is making you do this: you chose it, so don’t whine.
Margaret AtwoodTags: writing-craft writing-tips margaret-atwood
write what readers want to read, which isn’t necessarily what you want to write.
Nicholas SparksTags: writing-tips nicholas-sparks
Your main character not only needs a goal, she need an inner desire.
Jill WilliamsonTags: writing-tips go-teen-writers jill-williamson
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