Week of January 6, 2013
Friday, January 11—Quotes to Inspire You
When
I go to my local book store and pick up a picture book, I think that that
author must live in a world completely different than mine. They must have a
cottage on the beach and spend their days leisurely writing their next best
seller, without a care in the world. By this point, I’ve met enough authors to
know that is pure fantasy, but I still forget that those successful picture
book authors are just like me, started just like me, struggle just like me, and
work hard to come up with their next manuscript just like me. To help me (and you)
remember our struggle is universal (at least in the world of writing), today I’m featuring some quotes to inspire
us all.
Sure, it's simple, writing for kids . . . Just as
simple as bringing them up.
—Ursula K. LeGuin
You must write for children in the same way as you do for adults, only
better.
—Maxim Gorky
Most new writers think it's easy to write for children, but it's not. You
have to get in a beginning, middle and end, tell a great story, write well, not
be condescending—all in a few pages.
—Andrea Brown
—Andrea Brown
Quantity produces quality. If you
only write a few things, you're doomed.
—Ray Bradbury
A professional writer is an amateur
who didn’t quit.
—Richard
Bach
Easy-to-read is hard to write.
—Pam
Zollman
Children’s books change lives. Stories pour into the hearts of children
and help make them what they become.
—Jane Yolen
Writing a picture book is like writing ‘War and Peace’ in Haiku.
—Mem Fox
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