Top 10 Quotes about Writing and Creativity. Including quotes by Willa Cather, Tom Clancy, Stephen King, Nora Ephron and more.

It happens to the best of us. We’re cruising along in life, things are going great or just so-so and then – wham! – something happens that stops us cold! It could be something at work, in a relationship, or something less clear-cut, like a fear that we’re not good enough or that our lives don’t really matter in the grand scheme of things.

Susan Gabriel answers a question from an aspiring writer.

This inspirational quote from Marianne Williamson has been making the rounds for years. But I will reproduce here, just in case someone needs to hear it or experience it again or for the first time. Writers, artists, and creative types (especially women) are notorious for “playing small” and not seeing their worth.

8 blessings for writers and the artist within each of us

It is harrowing for me to try to teach 20-year-old students, who earnestly want to improve their writing. The best I can think to tell them is: Quit smoking, and observe posted speed limits. This will improve your odds of getting old enough to be wise.

–Barbara Kingsolver

10 “basic principles” of creativity by Julia Cameron

Writer talks about rituals and accountability to help with showing up to write