You must be prepared to work always without applause. – Ernest Hemingway
Much of the wisdom available from established authors may be surprising in its 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…....