Andrew M. Friday

Category: writing quote

  • Say It Aloud

    Say It Aloud

    “If you’re using dialogue, say it aloud as you write it. Only then will it have the sound of speech.” -John Steinbeck  Photo by KATRIN BOLOVTSOVA: https://www.pexels.com/photo/photo-of-woman-using-laptop-4051170/ My Linktree

  • Daydreaming and the Writer

    Daydreaming and the Writer

    “You have to actually write. Daydreaming about the book you’re going to write someday isn’t writing. It’s daydreaming. Open your word processor and start writing.” -Andy Weir Photo by Rhalf Ryan Gejon: https://www.pexels.com/photo/boy-with-blindfolded-eyes-5674427/ My Linktree

  • Don’t Be Hard on Yourself

    Don’t Be Hard on Yourself

    “You’re going to suck when you start. Sucking when you start is okay. Every new project, no matter how brilliant the idea at the heart of it happens to be, is going to start by sucking. Just deal with it, and soldier through. Every sentence is a learning experience.” -Seanan McGuire My Linktree

  • Friday’s Findings: The Heat

    Friday’s Findings: The Heat

    Photo by moein moradi: https://www.pexels.com/photo/photograph-of-a-burning-fire-672636/

  • Neil Gaiman on the Idea

    Neil Gaiman on the Idea

    “But the truth is, it’s not the idea, it’s never the idea, it’s always what you do with it.” -Neil Gaiman Photo by LED Supermarket: https://www.pexels.com/photo/light-bulb-577514/

  • Waiting for the Right Idea When Writing

    Waiting for the Right Idea When Writing

    I just put placeholders into the text, and then at some point a better idea might occur to me—or it might not—and I go back. I have a big whiteboard above my desk, and if I have even half of a good idea I write it down on the whiteboard and see if I like…

  • What does writing teach us?

    What does writing teach us?

    “And what, you ask, does writing teach us? First and foremost, it reminds us that we are alive and that it is a gift and a privilege, not a right.” ― Ray Bradbury, Zen in the Art of Writing Photo by ANGELOXWU: https://www.pexels.com/photo/snowy-driveway-near-conifers-3343581/

  • Writing Is a Privilege

    Writing Is a Privilege

    “And what, you ask, does writing teach us? First and foremost, it reminds us that we are alive and that it is a gift and a privilege, not a right.” ― Ray Bradbury, Zen in the Art of Writing Photo by Pixabay: https://www.pexels.com/photo/red-leaf-trees-near-the-road-33109/ My Linktree

  • Terrible First Efforts

    Terrible First Efforts

    Bird by Bird Photo by Klaus Nielsen: https://www.pexels.com/photo/broken-egg-scattered-on-table-in-kitchen-6294191/ My Linktree