6 Random Tips for Writers Gleaned from Old Notebooks*

1. Don’t be afraid to write badly. You can always fix it later.

– Walter Mosley

2. You learn writing by writing.

– John McPhee

3. Don’t let the truth get in the way of a good story.

– Anonymous

4. I got my best ideas while doing the dishes.

– Agatha Christie

5. Make every sentence tell.

– E.B. White

6. I’m sorry this letter is so long. I didn’t have time to write a short one.

– George Bernard Shaw



Robin Hathaway

* These are not exact quotes but as close as I could scribble them down during panels and talks at conferences and conventions.