Posts tagged Stephen King
Posts tagged Stephen King
Amateurs sit and wait for inspiration, the rest of us just get up and go to work.
Fiction is a lie, and good fiction is the truth inside the lie.
If you don’t have time to read, you don’t have the time (or the tools) to write. Simple as that.
I strongly recommend that you read Stephen King On Writing: A Memoir of the Craft. Even if you are not a big Stephen King fan it is an incredible look into the art of writing. I read it all in one night and I am on my second read through, this time highlighting and taking notes for my course.
I think it is essential reading for any “would be” authors.
You must not come lightly to the blank page.
People want to know why I do this, why I write such gross stuff. I like to tell them I have the heart of a small boy… and I keep it in a jar on my desk.
