WoW Saturday

Both "writers on writing" and "words of wisdom" can be shortened with the same word. Thus, welcome to WoW Saturdays, June to September 2011. Enjoy this collection of writers quotes throughout the summer.

Here's the thing: Most authors are inherently insecure; it seems to go with the creative mind. They need to hear how much someone believes in them; that their writing is appreciated; that their labors are worth serious money. So it doesn't take a brainy agent to know the points of vulnerability most authors have. The poacher's bait probably varies little, as he or she moves along, snatching up vulnerable authors with the same hook and line.

- agent Janet Kobobel Grant

The real gatekeepers are the readers.  They are not publishers.  Readers will decide if a book is worth buying or not.  They're the ones who make the final investment.

- blogger Ruth Ann Nordin

At this moment in history most writers and all newer writers have no0 backbone. Writers as a class do not believe that their work is their art. And they are not willing to defend it and keep learning from their mistakes and keep working to make their art better.

- Dean Wesley Smith

The writer who possesses the creative gift owns something of which he is not always master – something that at times strangely wills and works for itself.

- Charlotte Bronte

"Why shouldn't truth be stranger than fiction? Fiction, after all, has to make sense."

- Mark Twain