Tips From the Masters

You will find pearls of writing wisdom in these pithy lists by masters of their craft.

Andrew Motion: 10 Techniques to Spark the Writing - Expert writing tips

Annie Proulx: 5 Techniques for Good Craftsmanship - Expert writing tips

Billy Wilder: 10 Screenwriting Tips

Edgar Allan Poe: 5 Essentials for the Betterment of a Story

Elmore Leonard: 10 Rules for Good Writing

George Orwell: 6 Questions/6 Rules

Henry Miller: 10 Writing Tips

Jack Kerouac: 30 Cool Tips

John Cage: Ten Rules for Students and Teachers

Joss Whedon: The Five Things Your Script Has To Have

Joyce Carol Oates: 10 Writing Tips

Kurt Vonnegut: 8 Basics of Creative Writing

Margaret Atwood: 10 Ideas for Writers

Michael Moorcock: 10 Tips for Good Storytelling

Neil Gaiman: 8 Good Writing Practices

P.D. James: 5 Bits of Writing Advice

Rejection: 3 Methods for Coping

Ronald Knox: 10 Commandments of Detective Fiction

Strunk & White: 11 Composition Principles

Tracy Kidder and Richard Todd: 10 Writing Insights

Zadie Smith: 10 Good Writing Habits