Writers on Writing: 7 Great Quotes to Inspire You to Write When You Feel Like Giving Up

Happy Sunday, everyone!

Continuing on my quest to write content that is helpful to my fellow writers, today I am tapping into a feeling that all authors get from time to time. It’s that nameless, heavy feeling of frustration and hopelessness and depression we all get when we can’t seem to get anyone else to care about the book we spent years slaving over, or when no one is taking us seriously because we write stories for a living, or when we’re suffering from a bad case of writer’s block. It is hard to be a writer, and it is lonely. But we wouldn’t be writers at all if we let this temporary feeling of discouragement keep us from chasing our dreams!

So, here are seven great quotes to help inspire any writer to keep writing. Some are instructional, some are inspirational, but most are just here to show you that you’re not alone, and that you should keep soldiering on with the rest of us.

 

1. Here’s one for that feeling you get when you want to write so badly, but

you just can’t make the words come out on paper.

2. You can’t wait forever for the muse to find you –

sometimes you have to start without it!

3. Know that it won’t be easy, though…

4. …but you have to keep going, one word at a time.

5. Know, though, that you’re not the only one who feels anxious before you start writing.

But you have to push through the fear!

(Quote by Stephen King)

6. Once you decide to really buckle down and write, you have to make it a priority,

and make sure to take the time you need to work –

regardless of others’ demands on your time.

7. Lastly, the most important thing is to remember why you started writing in the first place.

If you keep that in mind, you can’t do anything else but keep moving forward,

until you achieve your dream.

Which quotes about writing inspire you the most? Feel free to share them, so the rest of us can feel inspired too!

Also, if you have achieved your goal of writing a book or a story or even an article for a newspaper, share it in the comments, to give us even more inspiration! You can check out my novels on the Books page of this website.