A writer's job is to destroy and then to build the thing back up again by a chosen means.
Barry Hannah
Just because someone has stylistic limitations doesn't necessarily make them a worse writer.
Sophie Hannah
When a writer tries to copy another writer, it's doomed to fail.
I know a lot of crime writers feel very underrated, like they're not taken seriously, and they want to be just thought of as writers rather than... →
When I set out to write crime fiction, I didn't think to myself, 'I'm going to model myself on Agatha Christie' or 'I am going to... →
If you want to be a writer, you write. Everybody wants to get published. You gotta play your long game.
Paul Harding
The silver lining of those years when I was trying to get 'Tinkers' published but couldn't were the years when I had to decide, Why do I... →
I believe we all have the capacity to be masters of many things, and there's nothing that we can't do. You can be a great actor and also be a... →
Hill Harper
For me, self-esteem-building and confidence-building is the foundation for anything that we do, whether you want to be a writer, a painter, or a... →
I am, really, a great writer; my only difficulty is in finding great readers.
Frank Harris