This has done the rounds on a few blogs, but it's right up my street and so I'm adding it to mine. It's from the Guardian. Part One. And Part Two, My personal favourites
Do it every day. Make a habit of putting your observations into words and gradually this will become instinct. This is the most important rule of all and, naturally, I don't follow it. - Geoff Dyer
Description is hard. Remember that all description is an opinion about the world. Find a place to stand. - Anne Enright
It's doubtful that anyone with an internet connection at his workplace is writing good fiction. - Jonathan Franzen
Remember: when people tell you something's wrong or doesn't work for them, they are almost always right. When they tell you exactly what they think is wrong and how to fix it, they are almost always wrong. - Neil Gaiman
Style is the art of getting yourself out of the way, not putting yourself in it. - David Hare
By the same token remember how much time people spend watching TV. If you're writing a novel with a contemporary setting there need to be long passages where nothing happens save for TV watching: "Later, George watched Grand Designs while eating HobNobs. Later still he watched the shopping channel for a while . - Will Self
Turn up for work. Discipline allows creative freedom. No discipline equals no freedom.- Jeanette Winterson
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