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 Allen

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Nouns and verbs are the guts of the language. Beware of covering up with adjectives and adverbs.

A.B. Guthrie Jr.

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That's what I love most about writers--they're such lousy actors.

Vincent H. O'Neil

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Actors are all about entrances, but writers are all about exits.

Vincent H. O'Neil

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We need to boost each other to get to the top. It is much more effective than stepping on each other.

Teresa Mummert

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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.

Sandy Nathan

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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 Atwood

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write what readers want to read, which isn’t necessarily what you want to write.

Nicholas Sparks

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Your main character not only needs a goal, she need an inner desire.

Jill Williamson

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