J.D. Salinger's writing is a gift to the world. Being the embodiment of precision, his prose flows. It's so easy to read you forget...

Born in 1932, in Reading, Pensylvannia, John Updike is best known for writing the trilogy of 'Rabbit, Run,' 'Rabbit Is Rich,' and 'Rabbit...

Born in Dublin, Ireland, on October 16, 1954, Oscar Wilde's life and work are nothing short of extraordinary. Fascinated by everything...

If you're hesitating, not knowing what to focus on, or having too many ideas - write about what you love. Writing is a difficult craft....

To write well, you need to read. A lot. And... To write excellent works, you need to read excellent writers. This is how the idea for...

YOU ARE an INDIVIDUAL. There is no one like you. You have a different set of experiences than me, or anyone else. We've been brought up...

You harness the creative process. You can call it the art of starting and stopping. This is what the process consists of for me: the ebb...

Starting is the hard part. You need to overcome the resistance of all your fearful thoughts. Because... What if what you say isn't...

Sometimes a single line of poetry can act as an impulse for you to start writing. Something - an image, a comparison, or a mention of...

EDITING EDITING EDITING Some say that writing is rewriting. I think editing is a much subtler art. It is rethinking. It does not...

IDEA IS KEY If you go back to the reason(s) why you write, is it because you feel like it is the most pleasurable activity? Does it help...

1.PRECISION Have you noticed that you enjoy and get out more from texts that you can read quickly? These usually contain few complicated...

While everyone tells you to read as much as possible, I will actually tell you the opposite. I have been thinking about it, and I've come...

All great writers have heroes. To write well, we read books written by those who came before us. We do this in hope of finding mentors...

They say that our habits are our second nature. This is certainly true when it comes to writing. Like with all crafts, it requires both...

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I've been writing for many years... for as long as I can remember, actually. First, I doodled, and it gave me immense satisfaction to...

1. LET YOURSELF GO Know that you already have everything you need to write great poetry. You have experience. You've grown up, or may...

1. FIND YOUR STYLE Once you've read a lot and it's time to write, you may firstly find yourself imitating your favourite writers. It's...

1. This may come as a shock, but to write amazing poetry, you must first read amazing poetry. Immerse yourself in the field as much as...