writingisbetterthanreality

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Every writer I know has trouble writing.

Joseph Heller (via writingdotcoffee)

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There is no real ending. It’s just the place where you stop the story.

Frank Herbert (via promptly-written)

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Me: *writes a thing* this is the best thing I’ve ever written

Me: *gives to friend to read* it kinda sucks and isn’t very good like don’t even bother with it really tbh

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You must stay drunk on writing so reality cannot destroy you.

Ray Bradbury (from Goodreads)

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If you can quit, then quit. If you can’t quit, you’re a writer.

R. A. Salvatore (via writingdotcoffee)

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The first draft is just you telling yourself the story.

Terry Pratchett (via writingbonesblog)

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Fiction is the truth inside the lie.

Stephen King (via writingdotcoffee)

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Finish. The difference between being a writer and being a person of talent is the discipline it takes to apply the seat of your pants to the seat of your chair and finish. Don’t talk about doing it. Do it. Finish.

E. L. Konigsburg  (via whatsinsideawritersmind)

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Hair color reference chart. It’s not perfect, but from what I could gather it’s pretty accurate.

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Poetry can be anything you want.

J.T. Barnett (via jtbarnett)

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Writing lets your imagination run free and you’re mind feel free

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You don’t start out writing good stuff. You start out writing crap and thinking it’s good stuff, and then gradually you get better at it. That’s why I say one of the most valuable traits is persistence.

Octavia E. Butler (via writingbonesblog)

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I think most of us [writers] would rather have an audience than countless riches. If we wanted to be rich, we’d be doing something else.

John Green (via writingdotcoffee)

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