Writing A Book Quotes

“...if he can write a book at all, a writer cannot do it by peeping over his shoulder at somebody else, any more than a woman can have a baby by watching some other woman have one. It is a genital process, and all of its stages are intra-abdominal;”
― James M. Cain, The Butterfly

“Good blurbs are short, sweet, and limited to six. They answer the question “Why should I buy this book?”
― Guy Kawasaki, APE: Author, Publisher, Entrepreneur. How to Publish a Book

“No one can tell you what you can and cannot put in your book. So be brave and just write!”
― Chrys Fey

“Stay within the confines of your chosen topic. If you start to stray away from your topic and find an urge to showcase everything that you know, resist that urge. Remember that you are writing a book, not the book.”
― Gudjon Bergmann, The Author's Blueprint

“The three hardest parts of writing a novel are writing the beginning, the middle, and the end.”
― Beth Revis, Paper Hearts, Volume 1: Some Writing Advice

“Writing at its foundation stone is the transmutation of personal experience into thought and weaving intricate patterns of thoughts into graphic scenes.”
― Kilroy J. Oldster, Dead Toad Scrolls

“There's nothing that requires you to think more deeply than to write a book. (Interview with Chris Williamson)”
― Jordan B. Peterson

“Writing a second book is not like writing the first. I don't mean that every book is different, though of course there's an element of that. The crucial difference is that when you write your first book, you don't have a publisher, which means you don't have a deadline. Deadlines-well. Deadlines put a whole new spin on this writing lark.”
― Lexie Elliott, The Missing Years

“Is it based on a true story? Yes. However, all names have been changed to protect those who think they are innocent.”
― Helen Edwards