This collection of more than five hundred quotations captures the wisdom and wit of the world's greatest writers, from Mark Twain to Mary Higgins Clark. Included are comments on the craft from:
Red Smith
Isaac Bashevis Singer
Dorothy Parker
Tom Wolfe
Michael Crichton
Ian McEwan
Sylvia Plath
Simone de Beauvoir
Toni Morrison
Tim O'Brien
And many others
THE QUOTABLE WRITER includes sections on writing habits, finding the muse, transcending writer's block, dealing with editors, facing the critics, working with Hollywood, as well as managing success and rejection. This compilation is sure to inspire, entertain, and enlighten writers and readers everywhere.