#craft

grows like a seed in the dark out of the leaf-mould of the mind: out of all that has been seen or thought or read, that has long ago been forgotten, descending into the deeps. ↗

— J.R.R. Tolkien

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If you start to revise before you've reached the end, you're likely to begin dawdling with the revisions and putting off the difficult task of writing. ↗

— Pearl S. Buck

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If you’re any good at all, you know you can be better. ↗

— Lindsay Buckingham

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The idea that creative endeavor and mind-altering substances are entwined is one of the great pop-intellectual myths of our time. ↗

— Stephen King

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This is the secret to mastering any discipline: as you conquer one, you'll find it easier to tackle another. ↗

— Jeff Goins

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Humility is an essential quality in writers who want to write well. ↗

— Margaret Jean Langstaff

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I did not begin with craft, I began with strong feelings and worked toward craft. ↗

— Dorothy Allison

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In fact, one could argue that the skill of the fiction writer boils down to the ability to exploit intensity. ↗

— James Scott Bell

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Writer's block? I've never heard of a plumber complain about plumber's block. ↗

— Robert B. Parker

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If you're a writer, write. And always strive for excellence. ↗

— Linda Yezak

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