Top 6 Quotes & Sayings by Leonard Bishop

Explore popular quotes and sayings by an American novelist Leonard Bishop.

Last updated on November 9, 2024.

Leonard Bishop was an American novelist, writing teacher, and newspaper columnist. He wrote for over five decades, only stopping two weeks before his death in 2002. He has worked alongside other famous authors such as Mario Puzo, William Styron, Joseph Heller, Richard Wright, and Harlan Ellison. Bishop has been recognized as one of the seven top writing teachers in the United States. His career in writing and teaching is archived at Boston University in the Leonard Bishop Collection.

American - Novelist | October 17, 1922 - December 19, 2002

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Any writer who believes in the 'lucky creative accident' in writing is pushing elephants on roller skates up greased ramps.

Leonard Bishop

The only valid reason to use clichés is in the speech of a character. Cliches are indications of sloppy writing. The writer does not respect the scene he is trying to dramatize enough to fashion it through precise prose and imaginative imagery. From the book Dare to be a Great Writer: 329 Keys to Powerful Fiction by

Leonard Bishop

Unless a writer lives with a periodic delusion of his greatness, he will not continue writing. He must believe, against all reason and evidence, that the public will experience a catastrophic loss if he does not complete his novel. The public is just clamoring to give him his fame. From the book Dare to be a Great Writer: 329 Keys to Powerful Fiction by

Leonard Bishop

Great writers zealously learn the craft of their profession so they can release the power and the depth of their imagination and experience.

Leonard Bishop

Insights and perceptions pass through the mind like fleet fireflies. Lit for an instant, then gone back into the dark.

Leonard Bishop