Writing FAQs

S38E1 – Does Taking a Break Mean I’m Not a Real Writer?

You may be able to take a break from writing, but you won’t be able to take a break from being a writer. – Steven Leigh

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S17E9 – How Do I Learn to Become a Better Writer?

All worthy work is open to interpretations the author did not intend. Art isn’t your pet – it’s your kid. It grows up and talks back to you. – Joss Whedon

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S17E8 – What Do I Need to Know to Start Writing My Book?

Knowing is not enough; we must apply. Being willing is not enough; we must do. – Leonardo da Vinci

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S17E5 – What Price Should I Set for My Book?

The cost of a thing is the amount of what I will call life which is required to be exchanged for it, immediately or in the long run. – Henry David Thoreau

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S17E1 – How Descriptive Should I Get With Appearances?

Readers tend to like a character who is at least superficially like themselves. But they quickly lose interest unless this particular character is somehow out of the ordinary. – Orson Scott Card

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S5E9 – How Do I Help Authors I Support?

Every book, ever volume you see, has a soul. The soul of the person who wrote it and the soul of those who read it and lived it and dreamed with it. Every time a book changes hands, every time someone runs his eyes down its pages, its spirit grows and strengthens. – Carlos Ruiz Zafon

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S5 Bonus – Battle of the Hosts: Adverbs

The miracle is the adverbs, the way things are done. – Daniel Handler

I believe the road to hell is paved with adverbs, and I will shout it from the rooftops. – Stephen King

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S5E8 – Is it All in My Head?

I think new authors are too worried that it has all been said before. Sure it has, but not by you. – Asha Dornfest

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S5E7 – What’s the Difference? Traditional vs. Self-Publishing

Books have a publishing standard, and every indie author is responsible to their readers in making sure those standards are met or exceeded. – Eeva Lancaster

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