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    Matthew Reilly
    “To anyone who knows a writer, never underestimate the power of your encouragement.”
    ― Matthew Reilly
    tags: aspiring-writers, encouraging, inspirational, writer
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    Pawan Mishra
    “Clichés are the viruses that infect your writing with diseases.”
    ― Pawan Mishra, On Writing Wonderfully: The Craft of Creative Fiction Writing
    tags: aspiring-writers, authors, books, cliches, creative-writing, fiction, fundamentals-of-creative-writing, fundamentals-of-writing, literature, on-writing, power-of-words, quotes-on-writing, reading, short-story, stories, story-writing, storytelling, tips-on-writing, write, writers, writing, writing-advice, writing-craft, writing-fiction, writing-style
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  • #3
    Pawan Mishra
    “As you become a better writer, the writing becomes more difficult. You toil harder to tell a story in a smaller number of words.”
    ― Pawan Mishra, On Writing Wonderfully: The Craft of Creative Fiction Writing
    tags: aspiring-writers, authors, books, creative-people, creative-process, creative-writing, creativity, fiction, fundamentals-of-creative-writing, fundamentals-of-writing, literature, on-writing, power-of-words, quotes-on-writing, reading, short-story, stories, story-writing, storytelling, tips-on-writing, write, writers, writing, writing-advice, writing-craft, writing-fiction, writing-style
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  • #4
    Pawan Mishra
    “A writer can do without food for a few hours but not without the sight of books.”
    ― Pawan Mishra, On Writing Wonderfully: The Craft of Creative Fiction Writing
    tags: aspiring-writers, authors, books, creative-people, creative-process, creative-writing, creativity, fiction, fundamentals-of-creative-writing, fundamentals-of-writing, literature, on-writing, power-of-words, quotes-on-writing, reading, short-story, stories, story-writing, storytelling, tips-on-writing, write, writers, writing, writing-advice, writing-craft, writing-fiction, writing-style
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  • #5
    Pawan Mishra
    “If you think there is no time to write now, there will never be.”
    ― Pawan Mishra, On Writing Wonderfully: The Craft of Creative Fiction Writing
    tags: aspiring-writers, authors, books, creative-people, creative-process, creative-writing, creativity, fiction, fundamentals-of-creative-writing, fundamentals-of-writing, literature, on-writing, power-of-words, quotes-on-writing, reading, short-story, stories, story-writing, storytelling, tips-on-writing, write, writers, writing, writing-advice, writing-craft, writing-fiction, writing-style
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  • #6
    Pawan Mishra
    “Good writing ideas don’t have to be about political turmoil, mass killings, capitalism, racism, injustice, and so on. Find that one idea that has deep roots in your heart.”
    ― Pawan Mishra, On Writing Wonderfully: The Craft of Creative Fiction Writing
    tags: aspiring-writers, authors, books, creative-people, creative-process, creative-writing, creativity, fiction, fundamentals-of-creative-writing, fundamentals-of-writing, literature, on-writing, power-of-words, quotes-on-writing, reading, short-story, stories, story-writing, storytelling, tips-on-writing, write, writers, writing, writing-advice, writing-craft, writing-fiction, writing-from-the-heart, writing-style
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    Pawan Mishra
    “Don’t interrupt when your characters take a flight of their own.”
    ― Pawan Mishra, On Writing Wonderfully: The Craft of Creative Fiction Writing
    tags: aspiring-writers, authors, books, character-development, creative-people, creative-process, creative-writing, creativity, fiction, fundamentals-of-creative-writing, fundamentals-of-writing, letting-characters-drive, literature, on-writing, power-of-words, quotes-on-writing, reading, short-story, stories, story-writing, storytelling, tips-on-writing, write, writers, writing, writing-advice, writing-craft, writing-fiction, writing-style
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  • #8
    Pawan Mishra
    “Turn those deep feelings and obsessions of your heart into captivating pieces of literature.”
    ― Pawan Mishra, On Writing Wonderfully: The Craft of Creative Fiction Writing
    tags: artist, arts-and-humanities, aspiring-writers, authors, books, creative-people, creative-process, creative-writing, creativity, fiction, fundamentals-of-creative-writing, fundamentals-of-writing, literature, on-writing, power-of-words, quotes-on-writing, reading, short-story, stories, story-writing, storytelling, tips-on-writing, write, writers, writing, writing-advice, writing-craft, writing-fiction, writing-from-the-heart, writing-style
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  • #9
    Pawan Mishra
    “If you are a singer, you must sing. If you are a dancer, you must dance. If you are a writer, you must write. Don’t suffocate your heart.”
    ― Pawan Mishra, On Writing Wonderfully: The Craft of Creative Fiction Writing
    tags: artist, arts-and-humanities, aspiring-writers, authors, books, creative-people, creative-process, creative-writing, creativity, fiction, fundamentals-of-creative-writing, fundamentals-of-writing, literature, on-writing, power-of-words, quotes-on-writing, reading, short-story, stories, story-writing, storytelling, tips-on-writing, write, writers, writing, writing-advice, writing-craft, writing-fiction, writing-style
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  • #10
    Pawan Mishra
    “Ideas either age like fine wine or rot like potatoes over time.”
    ― Pawan Mishra, On Writing Wonderfully: The Craft of Creative Fiction Writing
    tags: aspiring-writers, authors, books, creative-people, creative-process, creative-writing, creativity, fiction, fundamentals-of-creative-writing, fundamentals-of-writing, literature, on-writing, power-of-words, quotes-on-writing, reading, short-story, stories, story-writing, storytelling, tips-on-writing, write, writers, writing, writing-advice, writing-craft, writing-fiction, writing-from-the-heart, writing-ideas, writing-style
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  • #11
    Pawan Mishra
    “Create a world in front of your readers where they can taste, smell, touch, hear, see, and move. Or else they are likely going to move on to another book.”
    ― Pawan Mishra, On Writing Wonderfully: The Craft of Creative Fiction Writing
    tags: aspiring-writers, authors, books, creative-people, creative-process, creative-writing, creativity, fiction, fundamentals-of-creative-writing, fundamentals-of-writing, imagination, literature, on-writing, power-of-words, quotes-on-writing, reading, short-story, show-don-t-tell, stories, story-writing, storytelling, tactile-imagery, tips-on-writing, write, writers, writing, writing-advice, writing-craft, writing-fiction, writing-style
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  • #12
    Pawan Mishra
    “Don’t break the rules when you haven’t fully figured them out yet.”
    ― Pawan Mishra, On Writing Wonderfully: The Craft of Creative Fiction Writing
    tags: aspiring-writers, authors, books, break-the-rules, breaking-bad, creative-people, creative-process, creative-writing, creativity, fiction, fundamentals-of-creative-writing, fundamentals-of-writing, literature, on-writing, power-of-words, quotes-on-writing, reading, rules, short-story, stories, story-writing, storytelling, tips-on-writing, write, writers, writing, writing-advice, writing-craft, writing-fiction, writing-style
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  • #13
    Pawan Mishra
    “Dreams are good at playing with your memory. They love leaving no trace behind and hate to show up once again in the morning.”
    ― Pawan Mishra, On Writing Wonderfully: The Craft of Creative Fiction Writing
    tags: aspiring-writers, authors, books, capture-dreams, creative-people, creative-process, creative-writing, creativity, fiction, fundamentals-of-creative-writing, fundamentals-of-writing, imagination, literature, on-writing, power-of-words, quotes-on-writing, reading, remember-dreams, short-story, stories, story-writing, storytelling, tips-on-writing, write, writers, writing, writing-advice, writing-craft, writing-fiction, writing-style
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  • #14
    Pawan Mishra
    “Tell a story in fewer and simpler words.”
    ― Pawan Mishra, On Writing Wonderfully: The Craft of Creative Fiction Writing
    tags: aspiring-writers, authors, books, creative-writing, fiction, fundamentals-of-creative-writing, fundamentals-of-writing, literature, on-writing, power-of-words, quotes-on-writing, reading, short-story, stories, story-writing, storytelling, tips-on-writing, write, writers, writing, writing-advice, writing-craft, writing-fiction, writing-style
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  • #15
    Pawan Mishra
    “Writing a story is like going on a date—you will spoil it if you aren't living in the moment.”
    ― Pawan Mishra, On Writing Wonderfully: The Craft of Creative Fiction Writing
    tags: aspiring-writers, authors, books, creative-people, creative-process, creative-writing, creativity, fiction, focus-on-writing, fundamentals-of-creative-writing, fundamentals-of-writing, literature, on-writing, power-of-words, quotes-on-writing, reading, short-story, stories, story-writing, storytelling, tips-on-writing, write, writers, writing, writing-advice, writing-craft, writing-fiction, writing-style
    5 likes

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  • #16
    Pawan Mishra
    “Be a good reader first if you wish to become a good writer.”
    ― Pawan Mishra, On Writing Wonderfully: The Craft of Creative Fiction Writing
    tags: art, arts-and-humanities, aspiring-writers, authors, books, creative-process, creative-writing, fiction, fundamentals-of-creative-writing, fundamentals-of-writing, literature, on-writing, power-of-words, quotes-on-writing, reading, short-story, stories, story-writing, storytelling, tips-on-writing, write, writers, writing, writing-advice, writing-craft, writing-fiction, writing-style
    9 likes

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  • #17
    Pawan Mishra
    “A writer gets to live yet another life every time he or she creates a new story.”
    ― Pawan Mishra, On Writing Wonderfully: The Craft of Creative Fiction Writing
    tags: aspiring-writers, authors, books, creative-people, creative-process, creative-writing, creativity, fiction, fundamentals-of-creative-writing, fundamentals-of-writing, literature, on-writing, power-of-words, quotes-on-writing, reading, short-story, stories, story-writing, storytelling, tips-on-writing, write, writers, writing, writing-advice, writing-craft, writing-fiction, writing-style
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  • #18
    Maya Angelou
    “There is no greater agony than bearing an untold story inside you.”
    ― Maya Angelou, I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings
    tags: 1970, inspirational, stories, writing
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