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Always sign in blue sharpie, not black. Why? Well, the publisher can publish in black. Sometimes books are printed with a signature. If you sign in blue though, readers know with completely certainty that you actually signed it. It’s a small thing, but small things can be awesome.

Go blue!”

[found on http://acuff.me/2014/10/pssst-writers-quick-book-signing-trick/]

Risk Being Misunderstood

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“A writer who is in a hurry to be understood today or tomorrow runs the danger of being misunderstood the day after tomorrow.”

— Johann Georg Hamann

Like Being Alone

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“And I find – I’m 63, and my capacity to be by myself and just spend time by myself hasn’t diminished any. That’s the necessary part of being a writer, you better like being alone.”

— John Irving

One Reason to Write

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Advice to a Writer

“I never know how to give advice to a writer because there’s so much you could say, and it’s hard to translate your own experience. But of course, I always try. The main thing that I usually end up saying is to read a lot. To read a great deal and to learn from that.”

— Sue Monk Kidd

Remember It, Not Forget

“The reason a writer writes a book is to forget a book and the reason a reader reads one is to remember it.”

— Thomas Wolfe

Task of a Writer

“The task of a writer consists of being able to make something out of an idea.”

— Thomas Mann

Explain the Inexplicable

“In utter loneliness a writer tries to explain the inexplicable.”

— John Steinbeck

Highly Critical Eye

“A writer is a spectator, looking at everything with a highly critical eye.”

— Bernard Malamud

Write Now—More Than Ever

“But I work harder now because I have so much more exposure. And actually the harder you work as a writer, the better you get at it. It’s like anything else. It’s a muscle you have to exercise. I write more now than ever.”

— Ron White

Quick book-signing trick

[found on acuff.me; by Jon Acuff]

“Pssst Writers! Quick book signing trick.

[found on http://acuff.me/2014/10/pssst-writers-quick-book-signing-trick/]

Risk Being Misunderstood

“A writer who is in a hurry to be understood today or tomorrow runs the danger of being misunderstood the day after tomorrow.”

— Johann Georg Hamann

Like Being Alone

“And I find – I’m 63, and my capacity to be by myself and just spend time by myself hasn’t diminished any. That’s the necessary part of being a writer, you better like being alone.”

— John Irving

One Reason to Write

“As far as I’m concerned, the entire reason for becoming a writer is not having to get up in the morning.”

— Neil Gaiman

“I never know how to give advice to a writer because there’s so much you could say, and it’s hard to translate your own experience. But of course, I always try. The main thing that I usually end up saying is to read a lot. To read a great deal and to learn from that.”

— Sue Monk Kidd

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“The reason a writer writes a book is to forget a book and the reason a reader reads one is to remember it.”

— Thomas Wolfe

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“The task of a writer consists of being able to make something out of an idea.”

— Thomas Mann

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“In utter loneliness a writer tries to explain the inexplicable.”

— John Steinbeck

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“A writer is a spectator, looking at everything with a highly critical eye.”

— Bernard Malamud

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“But I work harder now because I have so much more exposure. And actually the harder you work as a writer, the better you get at it. It’s like anything else. It’s a muscle you have to exercise. I write more now than ever.”

— Ron White

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[found on acuff.me; by Jon Acuff]

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“A writer who is in a hurry to be understood today or tomorrow runs the danger of being misunderstood the day after tomorrow.”

— Johann Georg Hamann

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“And I find – I’m 63, and my capacity to be by myself and just spend time by myself hasn’t diminished any. That’s the necessary part of being a writer, you better like being alone.”

— John Irving

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“As far as I’m concerned, the entire reason for becoming a writer is not having to get up in the morning.”

— Neil Gaiman

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