Quotes from Mark Rubinstein

If I've learned anything it's that writing is an arduous but joyful craft. It calls upon hidden resources & the process is its own reward.

The irony of writing is that it's a solitary profession in which the lone writer tries to address universal human concerns.

In writing, you learn about the mystery of yourself. In reading you learn about the mystery of the world. Do both and you'll learn much.

The book you don't read is a journey forsaken.

A reader is a voyager, an armchair adventurer, travelling to different times, places, inhabiting different minds and worlds. What fun.

If you write a novel a great adventure awaits you. And like any strange and wondrous journey, there will be uncertainty, even fear. Just keep going

As a writer, have faith in your unconscious mind. Unbeknownst to you, it will guide your story, make connections, and weave the tale for you

If your fiction is good and true, your novel's ending will discover itself.

When I read, I visit other worlds. When I write, I create other worlds.

Tell me a story" is as old as humankind. It's a prehistoric request, going back to when people sat around fires in caves. A novelist's first goal, above all, is to tell a story.

A reader finds a new reality on the page, interacts with an imaginary world, and is enriched by doing so.

Writing a novel is the ultimate in sweat equity.

I think a good novel is a slow reveal--of the character and the plot. It's a process of discovery for the reader.

Don't write for the market or for others. Write what you know, love and above all, write what you would love to read.

When people sat in caves, they told stories. It was for sharing, learning, entertaining. Storytelling is as old as we are. It will never die.

A good novel takes the reader into the heart of another person. It lands you smack into the life and times of someone else.

Writing novels is really all about making people think, and even more, making them feel things.

A good read is like dancing a tango with the author. You feel the music, give yourself over, move in unison to the music of words. ~ Mark Rubinstein

Ir you're a writer, reading is part of your job description. ~ Mark Rubinstein

A writer's two greatest tools are imagination and perseverance.

If you're a writer, reading is part of your job description.

A writer's refuge is imagination and the possibilities it provides.

A novel need not impart information or inform. It must seduce & snare the reader with feelings & break the reader's heart.

Time, effort & persistence make for the writing of a good novel. There's no such thing as "writer's block." Just reluctance to make the slog