4 Quotes & Sayings By Dean Wesley Smith

Dean Wesley Smith was born in the Philippines and emigrated to America at age five. He graduated from Brigham Young University in 1971 with a bachelor's degree in English and a minor in Journalism. In 1979 he received his master's degree from the University of Utah, where he studied classics. In addition, Dean received a master's degree from BYU in 1982 and a second master's degree from BYU in 1993 Read more

Dean also holds an honorary doctorate from Highland College. Throughout his life, Dean has devoted considerable effort to studying the scriptures, including the Book of Mormon. Dean was born again at age nine and remained faithful to Christ throughout his life.

His wife, Sheri L. Smith, an educational psychologist, is the co-author of the classic series "How to Teach Your Child." Dean is also an accomplished poet who published two volumes of poetry with Daughters of God Publishing.

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I believe that a writer is a person who writes. An author is a person who has written. Dean Wesley Smith
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Yeah, I know what your English Professor tried to tell you. But if your English Professor could make a living writing fiction, they would have been doing it. Dean Wesley Smith
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English teachers, workshops, and myths try to make writers slow down. We are the ONLY ART on the planet that tells young artists to not practice and do less to get better. Head-shaking in its stupidity. And new writers buy into that. Dean Wesley Smith