Bold Writing Quotes

The important thing is not what we write but how we write, and in my opinion the modern writer must be an adventurer above all, willing to take every risk, and be prepared to founder in his effort if need be. In other words we must write dangerously

The world is changing from day to day; it is high time for our writers to take off their masks, look frankly, keenly, and boldly at life, and write about real flesh and blood. It is high time for a brand-new arena for literature, high time for some bold fighters to charge headlong into battle!

What I like most about Bolano is his courage.

Write every day, line by line, page by page, hour by hour. Do this despite fear. For above all else, beyond imagination and skill, what the world asks of you is courage, courage to risk rejection, ridicule and failure. As you follow the quest for stories told with meaning and beauty, study thoughtfully but write boldly. Then, like the hero of the fable, your dance will dazzle the world.

To write brashly about some things, it is almost necessary not to know much about them.

I'm always attracted to bold, risk-taking scripts.

It's hard to imagine anyone accusing Lionel Shriver of being a timid writer.

A writer must be fearless. A writer has to be like a clawed animal." -The Carrie Diaries pg. 337

In the end, you have to write like you're not afraid of the critics.

I want women writers to write boldly, wildly, deeply. I want them to feel really liberated to tell the brutal truth, however they see that truth and are moved to tell it.