Never stop trying. A professional writer is an amateur who didn't quit.
- Richard Bach
You can't wait for inspiration. You have to go after it with a club. Sometimes you need to actively seek your sources of inspiration.
- Jack LondonShow, don't tell. Don't tell me the moon is shining; show me the glint of light on broken glass.
- Anton ChekhovKeep your writing interesting. The two most engaging powers of an author are to make new things familiar and familiar things new.
- Samuel JohnsonFollow your instincts and do what you feel you must. A bird doesn't sing because it has an answer, it sings because it has a song.
- Maya AngelouLet success happen in its own time. Success is blocked by concentrating on it and planning for it… Success is shy – it won't come out while you're watching.
- Tennessee WilliamsKeep on writing....
I particularly like the first and last ones, Diane.
ReplyDeleteI think the Chekhov one is my favourite, but I love them all!
ReplyDeleteHi Gail and Teresa. Thank you both for leaving a comment. I was reading heaps of quotes yesterday and told myself to pick the six that I liked best. Thanks again for coming over to my blog x
ReplyDeleteI have a little book of quotes which I've collected over the years. It's a good idea because, when you feel low, there's all that inspiration to hand.
ReplyDeleteThanks for yours.
You're welcome Lynne, and thank you for leaving a comment. Yeah, the quotes did give me a bit of a lift. I'm hanging for a short story acceptance - now that would give me a huge lift :-)
ReplyDeleteI love quotes, Diane, and have been collecting them for years so thank you for posting these - there were a couple I hadn't read before.
ReplyDeleteOne I've used on my website is: "If we wait for the moment when everything, absolutely everything is ready, we shall never begin."
Ivan Turgenev
Hello Rosemary :-) Oh I do like your quote! Thanks for that x
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