Writing can be hard at times and induce numerous emotions of self-doubt and fear. The process of writing itself can be exhausting and mentally draining. As a result, we procrastinate the activity to avoid the negative feelings that come with it.
Everyone faces these problems, whether you’re an amateur or a professional writer and there’s just no way around it. These feelings or emotions can come to you when you’re thinking of writing or if you’re sitting with paper and pen. The longer you stare at the blank page, the longer these feelings would fester in you and eat you up.
Don’t worry if you’re going through similar issues as you can overcome them. It would take some time and your progress might be sporadic but once, you recognize your fears and figure out the best way to deal with them, you can win.
There are several ways to motivate yourself while writing as each individual has a different way to steer themselves in the right direction. One effective way to reach out to your inner writer is by reading quotes about writing. While this may seem like a simple method, you’ll be surprised by the power a few words can hold and how they bring back your flare for writing.
Here are a few inspiring writing quotes to unleash your inner writer.
- “I’ve written because it fulfilled me. Maybe it paid off the mortgage on the house and got the kids through college, but those things were on the side — I did it for the buzz. I did it for the pure joy of the thing. And if you can do it for joy, you can do it forever.” — Stephan King
- “If there’s a book that you want to read, but it hasn’t been written yet, then you must write it.” — Toni Morrison
- “We write to taste life twice, in the moment and in retrospect.” — Anaïs Nin
- “Just write every day of your life. Read intensely. Then see what happens. Most of my friends who are put on that diet have very pleasant careers.” — Ray Bradbury
- “And by the way, everything in life is writable about if you have the outgoing guts to do it, and the imagination to improvise. The worst enemy to creativity is self-doubt.” — Sylvia Plath
- “If a nation loses its storytellers, it loses its childhood.” — Peter Handke
- “Words are a lens to focus one’s mind.” — Ayn Rand
- “I write to discover what I know.” — Flannery O’Connor
- “You never have to change anything you got up in the middle of the night to write.” — Saul Bellow
- “I can shake off everything as I write; my sorrows disappear, my courage is reborn.” — Anne Frank
- “You can make anything by writing.” — C.S. Lewis
- “A word after a word after a word is power.” — Margaret Atwood
- “Writing is its own reward.” — Henry Miller
- “Start writing, no matter what. The water does not flow until the faucet is turned on.” — Louis L’Amour
- “You may not always write well, but you can edit a bad page. You can’t edit a blank page.” — Jodi Picoult
- “Anybody can make history. Only a great man can write it.” — Oscar Wilde
- “If I waited for perfection, I would never write a word.” — Margaret Atwood
- “Don’t try to figure out what other people want to hear from you; figure out what you have to say. It’s the one and only thing you have to offer.” — Barbara Kingsolver
- “Almost all good writing begins with terrible first efforts. You need to start somewhere.” — Anne Lamott
- “If you wait for inspiration to write you’re not a writer, you’re a waiter.” — Dan Poynter
- “Get it down. Take chances. It may be bad, but it’s the only way you can do anything really good.” — William Faulkner
- “The nearest I have to a rule is a Post-it on the wall in front of my desk saying ‘Faire et se taire’ from Flaubert. Which I translate for myself as ‘Shut up and get on with it.’” — Helen Simpson
- “I think all writing is a disease. You can’t stop it.” — William Carlos Williams
- “Writing is the only thing that, when I do it, I don’t feel I should be doing something else.” — Gloria Steinem
- “There is no greater agony than bearing an untold story inside you.” — Maya Angelou
- “No matter what people tell you, words and ideas can change the world.” — Robin Williams
- “Write drunk, edit sober.” — Ernest Hemingway
- “If you want to change the world, pick up your pen and write.” — Martin Luther
- “Most writers draw a blank when they first start with writing prompts. Keep pushing through, because something thrilling will start to happen.” — Mel Wicks
- “Being a writer is not just about typing. It’s also about surviving the rollercoaster of the creative journey.” — Joanna Penn
This list of motivational quotes will make you buckle up and pen your thoughts and ideas onto paper. Writing is a task but, it’s a joyful and rewarding task that will be impossible to stop once you start.
All the quotes might not resonate with you and that’s alright. Choose your preferred quotes and keep telling them to yourself when you need a little inspiration.
What’s your favorite quote from the list above? Drop them down in the comments below.
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