Quotes about Fiction writing

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And yet it was also true that the tumor could not be removed by our doctor, and as a result of that a strange medication — Justin Dobbs
Inside the room there sat a rocker, which she sat on, and which had rocked her while she sipped the beer, because in spi — Justin Dobbs, Billy's Room
The writer who position is Christian, and probably also the writer whose position is not, will begin to wonder at this p — Flannery O'Connor, Mystery and Manners: Occasional Prose
I long for the day I no longer long for him. — Franki Fiori, Down to the Bone
We’re making strange fictions of strange things inside ourselves. — Clive Barker
In writing, there is art. And in art there is craft ... — Susi Moore
I believe one of the important differences between creating literature and just telling a story around the campfire is t — Lara Campbell McGehee
To my fellow writers' I say, 'Write. Build an imaginary world like nobody's watching. — Terry A. O'Neal
Basically, if the author is totally un-educated, then the text won't bring out his best. Normal, educated people always — Elizaveta Mikhailichenko Yury Nesis
You cannot be a good writer of serious fiction if you are not depressed. — Kurt Vonnegut Jr.
Write it down and it will come alive. — Efrat Israeli, Her Promised Road
Yeah, I know what your English Professor tried to tell you. But if your English Professor could make a living writing fi — Dean Wesley Smith
? Reviews are for readers AND authors. It’s a good way of learning from what people think about the work. Being it good — Ana Claudia Antunes
After finishing 1st draft of a novel, I have the characters, dialogue, scenes, and a plotline. I used to think this mean — Edward Fahey
I still suspect that most people start out with some kind of ability to tell a story but that it gets lost along the way — Flannery O'Connor, Mystery and Manners: Occasional Prose
The viewpoint character in each story is usually someone trapped in a living nightmare, but this doesn't guarantee that — Francis M. Nevins Jr., Night and Fear: A Centenary Collection of Stories by Cornell Woolrich
If she was going to write a novel, she felt defeated before she began, because someone might be coming along to pick it — L.L. Barkat, The Novelist
He has the mistaken notion that a concern with grace is a concern with exalted human behavior, that it is a pretentious — Flannery O'Connor, Mystery and Manners: Occasional Prose
Perhaps this is what Henry James meant when he talked about the “irresponsibility” of characters. Characters are irrespo — James Wood, The Irresponsible Self: On Laughter and the Novel
Nobody wants to be a part of your story. Everybody wants you to elaborate on their fantasies. — Michael Bassey Johnson, Master of Maxims