ETH AINA'S CREATIVE ISLAND.

To all authors, write something that is just for you. Something that you keep as your own and only introduce to the world if you decide to. Something that energizes you. Hang in there. #amwriting Writing.

Don’t try to guess what sort of thing editors want to publish or what you think the country is in a mood to read. Editors and readers don’t know what they want to read until they read it. Besides, they’re always looking for something new.

WILLIAM ZINSSER

Few writers have what it takes to produce “great writing,” but even a great storyteller requires professional writing skills to get the story across to the reader. The difference between amateur writing and professional writing is rewriting.

MAEVE MADDOX

Writers get better at the craft once we learn to assume that the reader will do much of the work for us, filling in the blanks with their own experiences and lives. Plant a few key pieces of evidence, and your reader will dream up the connections.

ROGER ROSENBLATT

A book, too, can be a star, a living fire to lighten the darkness, leading out into the expanding universe.
L’Engle

Don’t take shadows too seriously. Reality is your only safety. Continue to reject illusion.
WOLE SOYINKA

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When someone is mean to me, I just make them a victim in my next book.
MARY HIGGINS CLARK
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Makoto Muramatsu

Humor is a great resource in writing. Making your reader laugh in your writing, even when in a serious scene, can really bring your reader into the story. #amwriting #amediting ..Keep Writing.

As an author, there’s nothing like finding a great place to hide away and read or write. Find a great book. Or write one. #Writing.

I used to tell a screenwriting class, “I could teach you all the basic techniques in fifteen minutes. After that, it’s up to you.”
JOHN MILIUS

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