Quotes -Writers and Poets

“As a writer, you should not judge, you should understand.” – Ernest Hemingway

“The six Golden Rules of Writing: Read, read, read, and write, write, write.” – Ernest Gaines

“Amateurs sit and wait for inspiration, the rest of us just get up and go to work.” – Stephen King

“Get it down. Take chances. It may be bad, but it’s the only way you can do anything really good.” – William Faulkner

“Find out the reason that commands you to write; see whether it has spread its roots into the very depth of your heart” – Rainer Maria Rilke

There are a wide variety of forms of writing.  Some are included within this post.  The many forms of writing include conveying feelings, telling a story, expressing a point of view and writing to inform others. 

• Some people find journaling beneficial.  Journal writing can include writing about the positive things in which they are grateful and not so positive things to release and reduce stress. 
• Some journal to focus on people situations and experiences.   Others journal their goals and near future plans to help declutter their minds. Journaling can be a good tool to assist with relieving stress.
• Novels are works of written art with over ten to forty thousand words that tell a story about a person, location, an object or a variety of objects and situations.  Novels are usually fictional writing.
• Novellas are usually works of fiction and may be read in a day.  There is usually one plot and is focused on one character. 
• Novellas are much smaller than a Novel that tells a story about a person or events in a creative very descriptive compelling and effective and engaging style. A Novella can be similar to a short story.  A Novelette is even smaller and the goal is to also make an impact.
• Short Stories are similar to Novellas that conveys a story with impact and compelling story lines, characters and situations.
• Short stories and Novellas usually have a story or event or a situation that almost immediately grabs the readers’ attention.  These are also compact storylines or characters with compelling situations.
• Poetry is written to be expressed in a variety of venues – some write poetry to get their emotions out into written form – others write poems to verbally express themselves and others write just for their personal benefit.