10 authors on books and libraries
The greatest part of a writer’s time is spent in reading in order to write. A man will turn over half a library to make a book. – Samuel Johnson If I have to spend time in purgatory before going to one...
View ArticleWriters write about reading, writing, research
Not everyone who reads is doing research. Not everyone who does research in the broadest sense (looking up useful information) writes about it. But everyone who publishes research must read first....
View ArticleWhat they say about the library: provocative quotations
When I graduated from library school, I went on a lot of informational interviews. One librarian told me, “Libraries have changed a lot since you were in library school.” When I reminded her that I had...
View Article17 motivational quotes about writing
Wikimedia Commons You’ve seen all the sitcoms where someone decides to write a book—or a paper for school—and spends the whole show doing anything else besides writing. They’re funny. They’re true,...
View ArticleWriters write about editing and editors: 22 quotes
Wikimedia Commons Whenever writers try to get anything published, they encounter editors. By that time, they should have already been editing it themselves. Writers and editors have a complicated...
View ArticleWriters on reading: 15 quotations
Wikimedia Commons Writers write. And the whole process seems pointless unless readers read what they write. And how can writers write unless they’re readers, too? So no one should be surprised that...
View ArticleWriters tell how to become a writer: 14 quotes
So you want to become an auto mechanic. You search the internet for inspiration from world-famous auto mechanics. Wait. There aren’t any world-famous auto mechanics. So many other things you might want...
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