Stephen King Quotes

The desire to write well can never be fulfilled without hard work.

When I was younger, the main struggle was to be a 'good writer.' Now I more or less take my writing abilities for granted, although this doesn't mean I always write well.

As a rule, one must write a great many words before one learns to write well.

By writing quickly we are not brought to write well, but by writing well we are brought to write quickly.

Writers aren't born, they're made - from practice, reading, and a lot of caffeine.

Learn to write well, or not to write at all.

I think writing well takes a little bit of talent and an awful lot of work.

It has taken me years of struggle, hard work and research to learn to make one simple gesture, and I know enough about the art of writing to realize that it would take as many years of concentrated effort to write one simple, beautiful sentence.

The only advice I can give to aspiring writers is don't do it unless you're willing to give your whole life to it. Red wine and garlic also helps.

Writing is hard work; it's also the best job I've ever had.

It's not easy. I got lots of rejections when I first started out. If you want to write, you have to believe in yourself and not give up. You have to do your best to practice and get better.

In writing, as in medicine, there are no short cuts. You need stamina.

Write for yourself, not for a perceived audience. If you do, you'll mostly fall flat on your face, because it's impossible to judge what people want. And you have to read. That's how you learn what is good writing and what is bad. Then the main thing is application. It's hard work.

I personally feel I still have so much to learn as a writer; each novel is better than the one before, just because I'm getting better at it.

What I've learned is that you get better at writing by writing, and that 'youthful energy' will only get you so far.

The only way to learn writing is by writing. Talent, as charming as it sounds, amounts to no more than 12 per cent of the process. Work is 80 per cent. The remaining 8 per cent is 'luck' or 'zeitgeist' - in short, things that are not in our hands.

I'm not sure if you can strive your way into a career as a novelist. You have to write books; there are no short cuts.

To write anything decent, it's hard. Anything you want to be good is hard.

There are many ways to improve your writing. Here's the bad news: 1.They all require hard work. 2.There is no magic bullet.

There are many rules of good writing, but the best way to find them is to be a good reader.

Beginning writers must appreciate the prerequisites if they hope to become writers. You pay your dues - which takes years.

If you want to be good at anything, you have to work hard at it. It doesn't just fall from the sky. I work every day at trying to improve my writing, and I really enjoy it. Nothing fascinates me more than putting words together, and seeing how a collection of words can produce quite a profound effect.

Write, write, write-till your fingers break.

No one can help you write. No one can teach you how to write.

It surprises me constantly that my sometimes-unorthodox approach has such a large following, but I'm very grateful to my readers for allowing me to continue writing 10 or 12 hours a day.