More Writing Wisdom

I've written before about how I love to read what other writers have to say about writing, and I've shared their wisdom before. Here are some more quotes from my collection:




If it sounds like writing, I rewrite it.  Elmore Leonard

Amateurs sit and wait for inspiration. The rest of us get up and go to work.  Stephen King

I respect a man who knows how to spell a word more than one way.  Mark Twain

The best way to be boring is to leave nothing out.  Voltaire

You can't wait for inspiration. You have to go after it with a club.  Jack London

Writing is a pain!

You know you've felt the same way sometimes. And so have many other fine and discriminating minds! I love collecting quotes -- especially ones about writing. Below are some of my favorites about the pain of writing. Do you have any to share?

How to start a novel: First thing, defrost the refrigerator. (Ernest Hemingway)

Writing is easy. All you do is stare at a blank piece of paper until drops of blood form on your forehead. (Gene Fowler)

Good stories are not written. They are rewritten. (Phyllis Whitney)

I only write when I'm inspired, and I make sure I'm inspired every morning at 9 a.m.
(Peter DeVries)

Inspiration exists, but it has to find you working. (Pablo Picasso -- Hey, it applies to writing, too.)

Dear Editor
Why do you keep sending my stories back? You're supposed to print them and make me rich and famous. What is it with you?  (Snoopy)