Writer Inspiration Quotes

“That's what we storytellers do. We restore order with imagination. We instill hope again and again and again.”
― Kelly Marcel & Sue Smith

“Let your story grow. Let it surprise you, and it will certainly surprise your readers.”
― M. Kirin

“Coffee, my delight of the morning; yoga, my delight of the noon. Then before nightfall, I run along the pleasant paths of the Jardin du Luxembourg. For when air cycles through the lungs, and the body is busy at noble tasks, creativity flows like water in a stream: the artist creates, the writer writes.”
― Roman Payne

“Well, I definitely advise anyone who wants to write, write. Don’t let anyone tell you that you shouldn’t. Don’t let anyone tell you that you can’t. Because a lot of people can be very discouraging to people who say they want to be a professional writer. If you want to do it, then chase it. Chase your dreams. Follow your heart. If that’s what you want, go after it. Write it out. You never know, you could be the next big thing.”
― Helena Lancaster

“Writing heals my heart like no pill ever could.”
― Rob Bignell, Writing Affirmations: A Collection of Positive Messages to Inspire Writers

“There comes a point in your life when you need to stop reading other people's books and write your own.”
― Albert Einstein

“All great stories began as shitty first drafts.
There are no exceptions to this.”
― M. Kirin

“It takes one person to rewrite the history book.”
― J.R. Rim

“You think you have no ‘talent’? Write anyway. lots of people with ‘talent’ don’t actually act on it. As long as you write, you will learn, you will improve, and you will be better than anyone claiming to have ‘talent.”
― M. Kirin

“If words come alive on the page, the writer succeeds in connecting to the reader.”
― Aman Jassal, Rainbow - the shades of love

“Passionate attraction to someone of the opposite sex will make a hero or a fool of a novelist each time.”
― Roman Payne, The Love of Europa: Limited Time Edition

“There is no ceremony, no initiation ritual, no secret hand-shake. All you need to be a writer is to write.”
― M. Kirin

“Do you think you’re not ‘ready’ to start that big story idea/project you’ve been thinking about forever?

Jump in. Write anyway. The only way to make the impossible a reality is to take a leap of faith.”
― M. Kirin

“TODAY IS A GREAT DAY TO MAKE ART.”
― M. Kirin

“Writers are made, they are not born.”
― Chris Mentillo

“All great writers share one thing in common:

They finished their books.”
― M. Kirin

“Originality is not writing the story that has never been told, but writing the stories only you can tell.”
― M. Kirin

“Writing is more than just a method to tell stories. It’s a way to find healing, and to healing others.”
― M. Kirin

“Writing is an adventure. There is no way to know where it will take you, and what you will find. You could find success. You could find fans. Or, best of all, you could find yourself.”
― M. Kirin

“Description is the color in the canvas of your story.”
― M. Kirin

“Forget how long the path to finishing your story. Address only what you have to write today.”
― Martha Alderson, Before the Next Draft; 26 Plot Steps to Revision Plot eBook

“To all you writers, artists, musicians, creative types who want to give up: It's okay to walk away for a bit. Get your second wind. But your writing, art, music will be there, lurking over your shoulder, and it will call to you, and you will answer. And come back even stronger.”
― Kathleen M. Rodgers”
― Kathleen M. Rodgers, Johnnie Come Lately

“Every writer in the history of the world has been afraid to put words on the page. But we only remember those who overcame that fear.”
― M. Kirin

“If you only had a year left to live, what book would you write?

Now, write that book.”
― M. Kirin

“The only way to overcome fear and doubt is to go against them.”
― M. Kirin

“Yesterday is gone, and tomorrow is beyond our reach. The best time to write is now, in the present.”
― M. Kirin

“Make today the day you begin that awesome idea you have had for years. Now go, write this book, and remember that today is an important day in history.”
― M. Kirin

“If you wish to be a writer– then write, and don’t allow anyone to tell you that you’re on the ‘wrong’ path. You know where you’re going, and each word you write gets you a step closer.”
― M. Kirin

“Book:Sharing of life and experiences with other people.This is lifetime notes for all generations.”
― Lailah Gifty Akita

“How do you paint a writer's block?
Just fill it with fifty shades of black.”
― Ana Claudia Antunes