Sssdirect.com - Writing Advice From The Experts Part #3
You must be prepared to work always without applause. - Ernest HemingwayMuch of the wisdom available from established authors may be surprising in it's honesty and straightforward nature. The reason this is likely true is the authors in question have had enough success that there is no need to candy coat the truths they have discovered in their experience. This is the final article in this series.
On Learning the Art of Writing
I learned to write by listening to people talk. I still feel that the best of my writing comes from having heard rather than having read. - Gayl Jones
You have to protect your writing time. You have to protect it to the death. - William Goldman
By writing much, one learns to write well. - Robert Southey
To produce a mighty work, you must choose a mighty theme. - Herman Melville
No tears in the writer, no tears in the reader. No surprise for the writer, no surprise for the reader. - Robert Frost
A writer's job is to imagine everything so personally that the fiction is as vivid as memories. - John Irving
Plot springs from character.... I've always sort of believed that these people inside me -- these characters -- know who they are and what they're about and what happens, and they need me to help get it down on paper because they don't type. - Anne Lamott
In your writing, be strong, defiant, forbearing. Have a point to make and write to it. Dare to say what you want most to say, and say it as plainly as you can. Whether or not you write well, write bravely. - Bill Stout
Whenever you write, whatever you write, never make the mistake of assuming the audience is any less intelligent than you are. - Rod Serling
If the stories come to you, care for them. And learn to give them away where they are needed. - Barry Lopez
Write about it by day, and dream about it by night. - E. B. White
Any writer overwhelmingly honest about pleasing himself is almost sure to please others. - Marianne Moore
On Humor
When in doubt have a man come through a door with a gun in his hand. - Raymond Chandler
The humorous story is told gravely; the teller does his best to conceal the fact that he even dimly suspects that there is anything funny about it. - Mark Twain
On Naming Your Work
A good title should be like a good metaphor. It should intrigue without being too baffling or too obvious. - Walker Percy
The title to a work of writing is like a house's front porch.... It should invite you to come on in. - Angela Giles Klocke
I hope you catch the sense that successful authors draw from the real stuff of life, keep things simple and well told. If you look closely, these authors keep a sense of humor about them and remain personable. These are admirable lessons to consider in your writing journey.
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