65 Quotes for Writers to Inspire Your Best Work Yet
You’ve landed on a curated collection of 65 inspiring writing quotes. Whether you need tips on craft and creative inspiration
Never Go to Bed without a Story to Tell
“Never go to bed until you have a story to tell,” says Kevin Lynch, Creative Director at Oatly. I heard
Writing Quote: writers write…to relive life (Donald Murray)
Donald Murray assures us that writing is a tool for personal reflection and insight. “The material for writing is in
Writing Quote: Writing is one of the most forceful ways of learning, perceiving, maturing, expanding (Ruth Vaughn)
Writing gets our words into the world. Writing helps us impact readers. Writing conveys ideas. But there’s something else about
Writing Quotes: A writer is here to describe things… (James Baldwin)
It’s tempting to comment on whatever is hot and trending—to hashtag our way to visibility. It’s harder to spot what
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Gordon Lish: The secret of good writing
Tell the truth (even if you have to tell it slant). “The secret of good writing is telling the truth.”—
Dare to Write
Eudora Welty, in her book One Writer’s Beginnings, recalls the striking of clocks and a gyroscope her father “kept in a
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Writers: Style Still Matters
“Style still matters,” Steven Pinker insists in the prologue to The Sense of Style. He lists three reasons style matters:
It’s Not Talent That Gets Books Written
It’s easy to feel you don’t have enough talent to succeed as a writer. Words seem to flow effortlessly from
Our Work Will Flourish When We Consistently Help Others
So much of my growth as a writer has happened in the context of community. For years I tried to
On the careful choice of adjectives and adverbs
In her book Steering the Craft, Ursula Le Guin advises: I recommend to all storytellers a watchful attitude and a
Longfellow: I heard the bells on Christmas Day
I heard the bells on Christmas DayTheir old, familiar carols play,And wild and sweetThe words repeatOf peace on earth,
Ep 81: A Gift of Writing
Last time we talked about our writing as a gift to the world, but our writing can be a gift
Want to shine on paper? Write your clearest, truest words
Few people will author a bestseller, speak at conferences, or accept a Pulitzer Prize. Most of us will work steadily over
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The Slow-Writing Advantage in a Fast-Paced World
There’s a time to write fast. Just ask any journalist, blogger, or college student. But to improve our skills—or any
