Quotes About Inspiration

The first step in writing is reading.

In my view, the written word ignites the brain in ways that cannot be achieved by any other medium.

A writer must learn to be comfortable with buried, shadowy currents deep in the mind, those that form dreams & make hidden connections.

A writer's fiefdom is the entire world--everything seen, heard, felt & thought--all augmented by imagination.

Every novel begins with one sentence. Then comes another. And another.

A writer's work is never done, the meter is never off.

Each time I begin writing a new book I feel as though I'm learning to write all over again.

A writer should not wait for inspiration; it won't come. Inspiration is fueled by the act of writing, by the sweat of the effort, by the work.

Ideas are like buses. Another one always comes along.

Every writer has doubts. The only way to dispel them is to write.

You are what you read. You write what you are.

No one can live a full life alone & isolated, least of all a writer

Writing creates new people & worlds. When you read, you enter into new people & worlds. When you read and write, it's the best of all worlds.

There's a novel in every life's story. You must have courage, perseverance and use imagination to unearth it.

When you walk, cherish the silence. Let your mind wander. The child within picks up crayons & begins to write.

First draft, use your heart. Revision, use your head

There are twenty-six letters in the alphabet. A writer's task is to arrange them into sentences telling a unique story with guts, heart & soul.

Writing is a way of remaking the world, both for the writer and reader.

The writing life is not for the timid. It's filled with challenge, uncertainty & frustration, but it's a beautiful, expansive & creative one

Reading is the never-ending apprenticeship for writing ~ Mark Rubinstein

I truly believe a novelist must arrive at an altered state of consciousness to reach that creative zone where the fingers fly & the words flow.

Guard your writing time--zealously. It's precious, even if it's only one or two hours a day.

The interaction between author and reader is the most intimate in the world of art. The reader's imagination shares and completes the writer's.

A writer has only three tools: language, experience and imagination.