Sam Barry > Quotes

“Start writing, and the muse will come. Not every time, but keep at it, and the muse will come enough for you to get the initial writing done.”
― Sam Barry, Write that book already!: The Tough Love You Need to Get Published Now

“We write to tell a story, to describe an event, to imagine or explain what has been or will happen, to warn or touch or inspire. We write to express our most profound emotions—love and hatred, joy and sorrow, humor and sadness.”
― Sam Barry, Write that book already!: The Tough Love You Need to Get Published Now

“If your goal is to write a book for publication, rule number one is that no one ever finished a book without sitting down and getting started. Few authors get published without engaging in the daily discipline of writing, even if some days that means staring down a blank notebook or computer screen and drooling into your bag of pork rinds.”
― Sam Barry, Write that book already!: The Tough Love You Need to Get Published Now

“Okay, so maybe you are the world’s authority on the art of making butter sculptures of dead presidents’ heads, but if you want to sell a book on the subject you’ll have to do more than know your stuff. You’ll need to make the idea sound sexy, or cool, or hot, or timely, or cute, or something that instantly makes it clear to people why the world needs your book.”
― Sam Barry, Write that book already!: The Tough Love You Need to Get Published Now

“Writing helps us clarify our thoughts and record history;”
― Sam Barry, Write that book already!: The Tough Love You Need to Get Published Now

“Writing is a discipline, and you have to stay at it. Inspiration will come.”
― Sam Barry, Write that book already!: The Tough Love You Need to Get Published Now

“Words are so important to us, so vital to our beings, that we sometimes take this gift of ours for granted. We shouldn’t—words are too powerful to take for granted.”
― Sam Barry, Write that book already!: The Tough Love You Need to Get Published Now