Writing
quotes and inspiration on writing
Writing
"All coherent intellectual work begins with a genuine reaction. " - George Saunders
A Swim in the Pond in the Raid
The physical world and the cognitive worlds become linked through metaphors.
Victor MacGill • Unravelling the Myth/Metaphor Layer in Causal Layered Analysis
"my books tend to be based on situation rather than story. Some of the ideas which have produced those books are more complex than others, but the majority start out with the stark simplicity of a department store window display or a waxwork tableau." - Stephen King
"The situation comes first. The characters—always flat and unfeatured, to begin with—come next." - Stephen King
"I circled around summer noons and October midnights, sensing that there somewhere in the bright and dark seasons must be something that was really me." - Ray Bradbury
"When did you last read a book of poetry or take time, of an afternoon, for an essay or two?" - Ray Bradbury
"Mostly when I think of pacing, I go back to Elmore Leonard, who explained it so perfectly by saying he just left out the boring parts." - Stephen King
"Life asks for rewards back because it has favored us with animation." - Ray Bradbury
Zen in the Art of Writing
"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