Writing

"If you want to be a writer, you must do two things above all others: read a lot and write a lot." - Stephen King

"You are, in effect, dropping stones down a well. Every time you hear an echo from your Subconscious, you know yourself a little better. A small echo may start an idea. A big echo may result in a story." - Ray Bradbury

"Oh, and when I asked my listeners how many of them had ever thought about being a writer? What proportion raised their hands? At least two-thirds. Making me suspect, for the first time ever, that the urge to write is almost universal. As it would be, wouldn’t it, don’t you think? How else can you begin to come to terms with the fact of your... See more

"The situation comes first. The characters—always flat and unfeatured, to begin with—come next." - Stephen King

"Life asks for rewards back because it has favored us with animation." - Ray Bradbury

"We are cups, constantly and quietly being filled. The trick is, knowing how to tip ourselves over and let the beautiful stuff out." - Ray Bradbury

"Still, I believe the first draft of a book—even a long one—should take no more than three months, the length of a season." - Stephen King

"If you don’t have time to read, you don’t have the time (or the tools) to write. Simple as that." - Stephen King

"For the first thing a writer should be is—excited. He should be a thing of fevers and enthusiasms." - Ray Bradbury