Some of us dream of writing novels. To me, writing is an art form where I can bare my soul and express every ounce of creativity that I have. It's an amazing feeling to stare at a document you wrote and be proud of it. Yet, there is also a terrifying element to it. Every time I write a piece I bare part of my soul, which can be nerve-wracking. Inspiration is fickle, and I can't always find the words I want to use.
Sometimes the image in my head fails to make it on to the page. For every thing I love about writing, there are multiple things I can't stand. Some days I just want to give up. If you are a writer, or have one in your life, here are some quotes about writing that hopefully inspire you to keep adding to your word counts.
1. "Write. Rewrite. When not writing or rewriting, read. I know of no shortcuts." ~Larry L King
2. "If there is a book you want to read, but it hasn't been written yet, then you must write it." ~Toni Morrison
3. "There are three rules for writing a novel. Unfortunately, no one knows what they are." ~W. Somerset Maugham
4. "I write for the same reason I breathe...because if I didn't, I would die." ~Issac Asimov
5. "We write to taste life twice, in the moment and in retrospect." ~Anïas Nin
6. "There is nothing to writing. All you do is sit down at a typewriter and bleed." ~Ernest Hemingway
7. "You have to write the book that wants to be written. And if the book will be too difficult for grown-ups, then you write it for children." ~Madeleine L'Engle
8. You never have to change anything you got up in the middle of the night to write. ~Saul Bellow
9. Either write something worth reading or do something worth writing. ~Benjamin Franklin
10. You must stay drunk on writing, so reality cannot destroy you. ~Ray Bradbury
11. No tears in the writer, no tears in the reader. No surprise in the writer, no surprise in the reader. ~Robert Frost
12. The scariest moment is always just before you start. ~Stephen King
13. Start writing, no matter what. The water does not flow until the faucet is turned on. ~Louis L'Amour
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