#craft

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

— James Scott Bell

#writing-craft #writing-craft

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

— Robert B. Parker

#writing-craft

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

— Linda Yezak

#writing-craft #writing-philosophy #writing-craft

I’ve come to the end of another book alive. At times like this I’m always at a loss for words. ↗

— Joe Coomer

#writing-craft

A blank page is no empty space. It is brimming with potential... It is a masterpiece in waiting -- yours. ↗

— A.A. Patawaran

#getting-started #writing-craft #writing-craft

Don't tell me the moon is shining, show me the glint of light on broken glass. ↗

— Bernard Cornwell

#readers-and-writers #writing-craft #writing-craft

It would be curious to know what leads a man to become a stationer rather than a baker, when he is no longer compelled, as among the Egyptians, to succeed to his father's craft. ↗

— Honore de Balzac

#baker #become #compelled #craft #curious

Washington is like a self-sealing tank on a military aircraft. When a bullet passes through, it closes up. ↗

— Dean Acheson

#bullet #closes #like #military #passes

At first everyone predicted that it would be impossible to hold these divergent people together, but aside from the skilled men, some of whom belonged to craft unions, comparatively few went back to the mills. And as a whole, the strike was conducted with little violence. ↗

— Ray Stannard Baker

#back #belonged #comparatively #conducted #craft