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Action is the pulse of any good story, but the character is the heart. If the action has no consequence to the character, the story loses heart.Linda W. Yezak
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The internet is killing the art of writing. The big "publish" button begs you to publish even before you go back and make one single edit, and as if this was not enough, you have instant readers who praise your writing skills! -Bangambiki Habyarimana
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I used to be afraid about what people might say or think after reading what I had written. I am not afraid anymore, because when I write, I am not trying to prove anything to anyone, I am just expressing myself and my opinions. It’s ok if my opinions are different from those of the reader, each of us can have his own opinions. So writing is like talking, if you are afraid of writing, you may end up being afraid of talking.Bangambiki Habyarimana
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I am not a supporter of burning books; but like poison, some books should be kept away from simple minds who can't take in the strong content they provideBangambiki Habyarimana
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One author said "I write because I want to live a footprint in the sands of history.” It's hard to live a footprint in the sands of history when giants are passing through the same sands unless you are one of the giantsBangambiki Habyarimana
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In order to protect their good names for posterity, many writers never wrote what they thought or the truth as it stood. That's why truth still lies hidden in matters of power, sex and religion. No wonder they chose to do so, many who dared paid with their headsBangambiki Habyarimana
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Great characters- They are pivotal for a great plot. THEN a solid plot: Why then? If you do not have great characters it is impossible to create a good plot, nonetheless a solid one. Once you have built great characters for the scenes, there you have it. It’s just like the movies, you cannot have a great film if the characters are frail and their lines are weak as well. I guess great world-building comes along with a good plot. If there is something that will work fine in a novel is how you will develop from the theme. You’ve got to establish a good timeline, and from there it comes a world. You see the technical matters don’t match or matter as much to me. Even a poorly written story, if there is a good plot and great characters on it will make a divine combination There are simply many cases of it over the mainstream and that even reached the big screen.Ana Claudia Antunes
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If you are writing fiction, think like a god. Release all the power of your imagination; create worlds and destroy them at your will, create as many miracles as your story needsBangambiki Habyarimana
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The world would have been a better place if some men had just shut their mouths.Bangambiki Habyarimana
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I am what I have ever readBangambiki Habyarimana
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We write, not because we claim to know more than others, but perhaps because we want to know more than others. Writers are explorersBangambiki Habyarimana
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Words disappear in the air, but writing remains. If you want something to be remembered about you, write it downBangambiki Habyarimana
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A writer is never alone, he is always with himselfBangambiki Habyarimana
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You say you have nothing to write about? How do you find things to talk about? You can write about those things you like to talk about, that's your area of expertiseBangambiki Habyarimana
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. If you want to write, just write anything that comes into your mind. You will be surprised at how you can force inspiration to stand on your side.Bangambiki Habyarimana
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You can edit what you write. Why not edit what you say? If it hurts somebody, you can still offer an apology or withdraw your statementsBangambiki Habyarimana
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Able writers let us into their minds and show us how they think and by that open our minds to ourselvesBangambiki Habyarimana
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Sometimes I have a good idea, something I wish I could remember, and instead of writing it down, commit it to my memory only to disappear when I needed it. Write your ideas as they come, if you wait it will be too long and you may not recover it. It may get destroyed as it is to seed to and fro in the ever rushing river of our thoughtsBangambiki Habyarimana
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If you are afraid of the critics you will never write a wordBangambiki Habyarimana
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You never know what you will write until you write itBangambiki Habyarimana
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Write it as you see in your own perspective, you may be right or wrong but then what, that's how you see itBangambiki Habyarimana
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How do you feel when you read stuff written by dead authors? A visit by a ghost?Bangambiki Habyarimana
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You cannot write if you are not angryBangambiki Habyarimana
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You cannot write if you are not on fireBangambiki Habyarimana
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Writing is sharing. You share what you have. Great writers have more to shareBangambiki Habyarimana
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People speak even after their death. Only do speak those who have recorded their speech in writing before they die, the rest go silent foreverBangambiki Habyarimana
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The power of a writer is that he is a god of sorts. He can create his own worlds and populate them with his own people, all by the powers of his imagination. It's the closest a man can come close to the gods. No wonder the most successful writers are considered immortalsBangambiki Habyarimana
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Self-censorship is more efficient than any police. You write and say not what you really think, but what you believe is acceptable. By that process we lose those revolutionary ideas that could change society for the betterBangambiki Habyarimana
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Many writers write because they’ve been there, seen that, did it and burnt their fingersBangambiki Habyarimana
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A writer reports on the universe. When he presents his credentials, the gates of heaven and hell are equally opened to him. He can hear the devil’s defense and god’s accusations. The guards at the king’s heart let him in. The writer can be anything and any one he wants. When he writes he is a god, he creates.Bangambiki Habyarimana
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If I can write, who possibly can’t. Even drawing a line in the sand is writingBangambiki Habyarimana
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The power of the writer is to capture the thoughts live and present them as they appeared in his mindBangambiki Habyarimana
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Writing is self-pleasureBangambiki Habyarimana
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Writing is all about self-expression, we want to speak up, to get it off our chest. Whether we make an impact or not that is not for us to decideBangambiki Habyarimana
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If I had time, money and knowledge I could write about everything; but no problem, Google is already doing itBangambiki Habyarimana
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Writing is magic happening on paperBangambiki Habyarimana
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Every book is worth reading. If it cannot make you wiser it will make you a criticBangambiki Habyarimana
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Today almost everybody is a writer, the enormous publish button on blogs and websites begs you everywhere to click on it! And bam you are a writer. To hell with agents and publishing houses and rejection letters. Immortality for you is on the click of a mouth! We are advancing at the speed of light! You can become an author at 140 characters. To hell with long winding sentences and long hours of scratching the head, the immortals of today instantly get a "like" and they instantly enter the pantheon! They seat side by side Plato, Socrates, Aristotle, St Paul, Buddha, Martin Luther, Rousseau, Bangambiki….Bangambiki Habyarimana
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When I write sometimes I strike gold, sometimes I labor in vain and keep producing rubbishBangambiki Habyarimana
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Don't believe in everything that is written. Not everything that is written is trueBangambiki Habyarimana
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My job as a writer is simple. Write a book I’m proud of, and present it as a gift to the world. Some will love it. Some will hate it. That’s the nature of art.Kathleen Baldwin
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My job as a writer is simple. Write a book I’m proud of, and present it as a gift to the world. Some will love it. Some will hate it. That’s the nature of art.Kathleen Baldwin
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I am sorry, I am not a writer. I simply put my thoughts on paper. Those helped by them call them a book and me a writer. Those who are not helped call it rubbish and me a fool. Both have reason.Bangambiki Habyarimana
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One day I will write a book. An epitaphBangambiki Habyarimana
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Every book has its ancestorsBangambiki Habyarimana
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Writing is exposing yourself to strangersBangambiki Habyarimana
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Writing is a competition between the writer and the page. When the page wins, you fail as a writer.Bangambiki Habyarimana
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For a man to write well, there are required three necessaries–to read the best authors, observe the best speakers, and much exercise of his own style.Ben Jonson
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The biggest thing for aspiring writers I would say is that writing is hard work. You can’t sustain the fantasy that it should somehow be otherwise for you because you are more special or more committed than other aspiring writers. You aren’t sitting down to be entertained by the gods or to entertain yourself. At times it can be a thrill and it feels more like play, but we are easily deceived by whatever pleasures or rewards writing can offer. Exhilarating work is still work. Is it work, or is it play? And the answer is “yes.” Does it sometimes feel like it comes easily or naturally? Yes. But did it really come easily? No. Writing doesn’t offer the rhythmic endorphin hit you get scrolling down the screen clicking on memes. Are you up for the work it is going to take to become successful as a writer? It is going to be harder than you think. You are submitting to forces and to a process that you can’t fully control. There is maybe a tiny bit more control if you self-publish, and there is no shame in doing that, but even that is going to introduce hard work. Probably harder than you think. If my next novel can’t find a home, I’m not above self-publishing it in some capacity and then moving on to the next project. .Brian K. Friesen
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Don't analyse your muse too closely, if at all — she'll turn away.David John Griffin
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Day after day, week after week; writing great fiction takes time, emotion, skill and effort.Carla H. Krueger
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A day of bad writing is always better than a day of no writing.Don Roff