Human beings are meaning beneath meaning—and for me, the writing process is tunneling through, hoping to find something precious and true, hoping it surfaces, hoping it dazzles in daylight. —Jonathan R. Bailey

Human beings are meaning beneath meaning—and for me, the writing process is tunneling through, hoping to find something precious and true, hoping it surfaces, hoping it dazzles in daylight. —Jonathan R. Bailey

We've decided to provide churches free 60-day access to Dwell's church account subscription. That means every member of a congregation can get Dwell free for the next 60 days. No strings attached. No credit cards. If you're a pastor/staff at a church, email [email protected]

Now you can search scripture, listen to the whole Bible, and save your favorite verses for later and more with Dwell. We hope you love this new update. It's our biggest release since Dwell launched two years ago. To get it simply update in the App store.

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The secret to editing your work is simple: you need to become its reader instead of its writer. Anna Deavere Smith

You have to protect your writing time. You have to protect it to the death. William Goldman

The books a writer reads are so important; they form a compost bed beneath the rosebushes of her own writing. Ben Dolnick

No one can take writing away from you, but no one can give it to you, either. MEG WOLITZER

Kill your darlings, kill your darlings, even when it breaks your egocentric little scribbler's heart, kill your darlings. Stephen King

On the page, great writers make it look easy—but the ease is an illusion. Colum McCann

You must read everything, and you must let it all the way into your life, all the way into the part of you that makes writing… Sarah Manguso

I say the sentences again and again in my head until they sound right. Martin Amis

If you don't have time to read, you don't have the time (or the tools) to write. Simple as that. Stephen King

The most important things are the hardest to say. Stephen King

Words can be like X-rays if you use them properly -- they’ll go through anything. You read and you’re pierced. Aldous Huxley

Start writing, no matter what. The water does not flow until the faucet is turned on. Louis L'Amour

Nothing begins good, but everything good begins. Everything can be revised, erased, or rearranged later. The courage of creation is making bad beginnings. —Kevin Ashton

Challenge every single sentence; challenge it for lucidity, accuracy, originality, and cadence. If it doesn’t meet the challenge, work on it until it does. —Tom Robbins

Trying to write something of permanent value is a full-time job. —Ernest Hemingway