Simply Being a Writer

Simply Being a Writer

1. Writing in Creative Way
   
   “My goal as a writer isn’t to change the world. I’m content to brighten someone’s weekend.” —Debbie Macomber
   
   “I was a financial journalist and I did love to write. I used to read novels avidly on the train—and one day I just decided to try and write one. As soon as I started, I knew I'd found the thing I wanted to do.” — Sophie Kinsella, author of Confessions of a Shopacholic
   
   “I want it to be the kind of book that will stick with them a bit, the way books I liked when I was that age stuck with me”— Ann Brashares, author of Sisterhood of The Traveling Pants
   


2. Novel & Cerpen
   “Hampir tujuh tahun, saya ada di bidang kedokteran dan itu jadi selling point bahwa setiap penulis punya style berbeda.”—Nova Riyanti Yusuf, penulis Mahadewa Mahadewi
   
   “It’s completely overwhelming, seeing the name of my book in print somewhere official. What a dream came true!” — Lauren Weisberger, author of The Devil Wears Prada
   


3. Start from Scratch
   “Much of what is in The Princess Diaries books is taken directly from my own diaries that I keptwhen I was in high school…” — Meg Cabot
   
   “I find that reading is, for me, the best way to keep up with current and cutting-edgetechnology…” — Michael Crichton, author of Jurassic Park
   
   “Carry a note-book as you never know when inspiration will strike!” — Cathy Hopkins, author of Mates, Dates series On this blank piece of paper...
   


4. Elements of Writing Novel
   “Theme, theme, and theme. That’s the very first thing pop up in my mind when I’m ready to create new story.” — Nicholas Sparks, author of A Walk to Remember and The Notebook
   
   “Having only imagination is not enough. You have to go through the core of the story and feel every single breath of it.” — Stephen King
   
   “If you're going to have a complicated story you must work to a map. Otherwise you can never make a map of it afterwards.” — J.R.R. Tolkien, author of The Lord of The Rings and The Hobbit
   
   “Every good book begins with good characters.” — Jasmine Creswell
   
   “Don’t blab your story out to everyone. Only show it to those who will give constructive criticism.” — Sitta Karina, author of Lukisan Hujan
   


5. Other Important Stuff
   “I would write for an hour each morning, then start to work—60 to 80 hours per week, as a State Representative. My goal was simply to finish the first manuscript. It was only a hobby, a very secret one.” — John Grisham, author of A Time to Kill and The Painted House
   
   “I do have to be in the mood to write. No point sitting down every day and just writing. If I'm bored my readers will be bored, so I always wait for inspiration to strike.”—Jane Green, author of Jemima J and Mr. Maybe
   
6. Some Useful Tips - Arda Dinata