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Best Tweets On Writing

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Looking for some quick inspiration? Here are the best writing advice tweets this week:

 

“Write. Rewrite. When not writing or rewriting, read. I know of no shortcuts.” #WritingTips -Larry L. King pic.twitter.com/wwEoFmtYzC

— The Script Lab (@TheScriptLab) November 15, 2014

A lot of people talk about writing. The secret is to write, not talk. JACKIE COLLINS #amwriting #writing

— Jon Winokur (@AdviceToWriters) November 23, 2014

WRITING TIPS: 1) Stare out of window. 2) Have back ache. 3) Feel the blank terror of your Word document. 4) Sigh. 5) Go on Twitter.

— Matt Haig (@matthaig1) November 16, 2014

The best part about sitting down to write is cleaning my entire apartment.

— Caira Conner (@CairaConner) November 18, 2014

Tears are words that need to be written. PAULO COELHO #amwriting #writing

— Jon Winokur (@AdviceToWriters) November 18, 2014

I would advise anyone who aspires to a writing career that before developing his talent he would be wise to develop a thick hide —Harper Lee

— The Write Life (@thewritelife) November 19, 2014

You are wasting your time telling a writer to quit writing. You may as well tell them to stop breathing.

— Literary Rejections (@LitRejections) November 19, 2014

Sometimes you need to schedule your writing time. If you want people to believe it’s your job, then treat it like one. #writetip

— Nat Russo (@NatRusso) November 21, 2014

…The important part of writing is living. #DorisLessing

— Rachel Stirling (@Stirlingwriter) November 22, 2014

Here’s a little encouragement to help you out of your shell: pic.twitter.com/W34hhfGcty

— Writer’s Relief (@WritersRelief) November 21, 2014

Writing tips: -wear lucky pajamas -bounce ideas off your cats -dress your pencils in tiny suits -cry yourself to sleep -dream about zebras

— Jeremy C. Shipp (@JeremyCShipp) November 16, 2014

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  1. Elin Stebbins Waldal says

    November 23, 2014 at 2:38 am

    All these are great… There are some amazing writers out there who inspire me, on the off chance you aren’t familiar, look up Marion Roach Smith and Dani Shapiro….I dare say, you will not be sorry you did.

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  2. Cathy Chester says

    November 23, 2014 at 4:27 am

    Great tips, Linda. Thanks for putting this together!

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  3. Carol Cassara says

    November 23, 2014 at 7:25 am

    When I was bitching about writing once, someone said “Carol, writers write’ and that tweet from Jackie Collins reminded me of that good sound bite.

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  4. Gene'O says

    November 23, 2014 at 10:15 am

    These are the fabs! They’re getting my FB share for the day. Thank you very much for compiling them 🙂

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  5. Ruth Curran says

    November 23, 2014 at 2:37 pm

    I am going to go stop talking…and dress up my pencils in tiny suits :)! Love the inspiration and the chuckle! Thank you!

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  6. Helene Cohen Bludman says

    November 23, 2014 at 2:47 pm

    Great quotes, Linda!

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  7. Donna says

    November 23, 2014 at 3:04 pm

    pencils in tiny suits? Classic!! My son is going to love this, I can’t wait to share

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  8. Claudia Schmidt says

    November 23, 2014 at 3:13 pm

    I love these, especially the one from Caira Conner.

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  9. Rosalind Warren says

    November 23, 2014 at 4:22 pm

    LOVE these. Thanks. Caira Conner’s line is an absolute classic.

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  10. Gabby Arciniega says

    November 23, 2014 at 4:51 pm

    Such great tips!

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  11. Andrea B (@goodgirlgonered) says

    November 23, 2014 at 7:55 pm

    I kind of love this. I have been thinking of doing a tweet-summary type of post recently but this is perfect. Thanks for the inspiration and the reminder to just write!

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  12. Lois Alter Mark says

    November 23, 2014 at 11:23 pm

    Love these, and once wrote a post about exactly what Caira Connor said!

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  13. Carolann says

    November 24, 2014 at 5:46 am

    I love them all especially bounce the ideas off your cat. lol. When my Neo was alive, I used to talk to him all the time about stuff. I knew the right answer when he tipped his head lol.

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  14. Janie Emaus says

    November 24, 2014 at 7:42 am

    I loved all of these! My advice- Listen to the voices in your head. They are usually always right.

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