10 More Writing Tips From Famous Authors

Fritz ZUBER-BÜHLER (1822-1896), «Distant Thoughts»

JULY 13, 2013 ~ VINCENT MARS

1

“Easy reading is damn hard writing.”

—Nathaniel Hawthorne

2

“For a creative writer possession of the ‘truth’ is less important than emotional sincerity.”

—George Orwell

3

“One can be absolutely truthful and sincere even though admittedly the most outrageous liar. Fiction and invention are of the very fabric of life.”

—Henry Miller

4

“Write what should not be forgotten.”

—Isabel Allende

5

“A small daily task, if it be really daily, will beat the labours of a spasmodic Hercules.”

—Anthony Trollope

6

“Remember: Plot is no more than footprints left in the snow after your characters have run by on their way to incredible destinations.”

—Ray Bradbury

7

“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

8

“Cut out all these exclamation points. An exclamation point is like laughing at your own joke.”

—F. Scott Fitzgerald

9

“Don’t bend; don’t water it down; don’t try to make it logical; don’t edit your own soul according to the fashion. Rather, follow your most intense obsessions mercilessly.”

—Franz Kafka

10

“You can make anything by writing.”

—C.S. Lewis