Showing posts with label John Irving. Show all posts
Showing posts with label John Irving. Show all posts
Tuesday, September 18
You have to know how to accept rejection and reject acceptance
"The way you define yourself as a writer is that you write every time you have a free minute. If you didn't behave that way you would never do anything."
John Irving (1942 - )
"You can't think yourself out of a writing block, you have to write yourself out of a thinking block."
John Rogers, Kung Fu Monkey, 06-25-11
You have to know how to accept rejection and reject acceptance.
Ray Bradbury (1920 - 2012), advice to writers
If you don't have the time to read, you don't have the time or the tools to write.
Stephen King (1947 - ), On Writing, p. 147
These quotations are from The Quotations Page.
Other articles you might like:
- Pixar: 22 Ways To Tell A Great Story
- Kristen Lamb: Don't Let Trolls Make You Crazy
- 4 iPad Apps For Writers
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