Invaluable Writing Advice From Famous Authors

May 22, 2013 Subscribe · Forward Invaluable Writing Advice From Famous Authors Many avid readers are also avid writers. It only makes sense that someone who loves the beauty of language would want to make a craft of it. However, even the best writers get stuck from time to time, and it's always nice to get a push in the right direction. Most authors agree that the first draft is going to be horrible, but as Sylvia Plath says, "The worst enemy to creativity is self-doubt." So push through that writer's block, and get inspired by these amazing tips from famous authors. Pick up that pen, and begin writing. After all, "The scariest moment is always just before you start." (And we hope you'd trust a quote from Stephen King).  Continue reading... The Original Titles Of 24 Classic Books Elizabeth Warren Coming To A Bookshelf Near You WATCH: The Lonely Island Guys Are Idiots About Grammar (NSFW) 31 Most Invaluable Pieces Of Writing Advice From Famous Authors 17 Proper Ways To Treat A 'Literary Lady' Beloved Children's Author Dies Marie Calloway Pushes The Boundaries Of What's Printable PHOTOS: Why Printed Books Have An Amazing Future Marie Calloway Pushes The Boundaries Of What's Printable 17 Proper Ways To Treat A 'Literary Lady' LOIS ALTER MARK Khaled Hosseini on And the Mountains Echoed Get ready to take the day off from work tomorrow because Hosseini's new novel, And the Mountains Echoed, is coming out and, believe me, once you start it, you're not going to want to do anything but read. Continue reading... JOELLE FRASER The Writer's Poison I shared the disillusionment that comes from watching your Amazon sales rank ebb and flow, then ebb again. I'd also tasted the same bittersweetness of the mixed review. Continue reading... CHARLES MOORE Margaret Thatcher's First Visit to Washington of the Reagan Presidency Mrs Thatcher came to realize that Reagan's strengths and mental abilities were very different from her own, but she never lost her underlying admiration for him. Continue reading... EMMA JENNER Les Enfants Fantastiques! A Review of Pamela Druckerman's Bébé Day by Day' They say that those who fight the hardest are those who are the most alike, so perhaps it shouldn't have surprised me that when it comes to parenting, the English and the French have quite a bit in common. Continue reading... KITTY PILGRIM Dan Brown's Inferno, The Council on Foreign Relations and Bird Flu I see a service in bringing information about this subject to the thriller-reading public. We can learn about new discoveries and science in our thriller plots. But in this case of Dan Brown's scenario, why pin a global pandemic on a legitimate organization? Reality is scary enough. Continue reading... Received this from a friend? Sign up for alerts from The Huffington Post here. Unsubscribe here. Huffington Post, 770 Broadway, New York, NY 10003