{"quotes":[{"text":"I read daily, not so much for the benefit of my writing, but because I am addicted to it. There is nothing in the world for me that compares to being lost in a really good novel. That said, reading is an absolute must if you want to write. It is a trite enough thing to say, but very true nonetheless. I cannot understand aspiring writers who email me for advice and freely admit that they read very little. I have learned something from every writer I have ever read. Sometimes I have done so consciously, picking up something about how to frame a scene, or seeing a new possibility with regards to structure, or interesting ways to write dialogue. Other times, I think, my collective reading experience affects my sensibilities and informs me in ways that I am not quite aware of, but in real ways that impact how I approach writing. The short of it is, as an aspiring writer, there is nothing as damaging to your credibility as saying that you don’t like to read.","author":"Khaled Hosseini","tags":["aspiring","books","credibility","novels","reading","writers","writing"],"id":62446,"author_id":"Khaled+Hosseini"},{"text":"You will need seed money, so begin saving for your book. Don’t give up. Also, write down the ideas that you have right away so you don’t lose them.","author":"Soraya Diase Coffelt","tags":["achieve","advice","aspiring","future","quotes","writers"],"id":74129,"author_id":"Soraya+Diase+Coffelt"},{"text":"Aspirations forms the plot of success.","author":"Michael Bassey Johnson","tags":["aspirations","aspiring","destiny","dream","form","plot","purpose","revelation","storyline","success","to-do"],"id":135716,"author_id":"Michael+Bassey+Johnson"},{"text":"Quit aspiring and dreaming and start being.","author":"Bryant McGill","tags":["aspiring","being","dreaming","growing","wisdom"],"id":165382,"author_id":"Bryant+McGill"},{"text":"I'm a struggling writer, I'm struggling to convince people I'm a writer.","author":"Tom Conrad","tags":["aspiring","indie-","perceptions","struggle","would-be-writer","writer","writing"],"id":287191,"author_id":"Tom+Conrad"},{"text":"At this rate, I'm still going to be aspiring by the time I'm expiring.","author":"Scott Cherney","tags":["aspiring","success","writing"],"id":389875,"author_id":"Scott+Cherney"},{"text":"Don't be indifferent about any random idea that occurs to you, because each and every idea is for a particular purpose. It may not be beneficial to you, but can be what others are craving for.","author":"Michael Bassey Johnson","tags":["aspiration","aspiring","beneficial","benefits","crave","craving","despising-ideas","idea","indifference","inspirational","michael-bassey-johnson","motivational","purpose","random","random-thoughts","writers","writing"],"id":394326,"author_id":"Michael+Bassey+Johnson"},{"text":"Every great man is an idol, an oracle of inquiry. Don't aspire to know the former, but aspire to know the diety in his soul.","author":"Michael Bassey Johnson","tags":["aspire","aspiring","diety","enquiry","every-great-soul","fame","famous-men","great","greatness","idea","idol","inquiry","inspirational","knowledge","man","michael-bassey-johnson","mystical","oracle","people","philosophy","powerful-men","religion","soul","spirit","spirit-and-soul","the-power-in-man"],"id":457957,"author_id":"Michael+Bassey+Johnson"}],"pagination":{"page":1,"page_size":10,"total":8,"pages":1}}