Robert Munsch
Writing is a bit like swimming. You learn writing by doing it and you learn swimming by doing it. Nobody learns how to swim by reading a book about swimming and nobody learns how to write by reading a book about writing. If you want to learn how to write, write a lot and you will get better at it.Collection: Book
I'll love you forever, I'll like you for always, As long as I'm living, my baby you'll be.Collection: Inspiring
Clang Clang Rattle Bing Bang, Gonna make my noise all day!Collection: Bangs
Every author has different ways of writing and what works for one author does not necessarily work for another.Collection: Writing
If you don't remember childhood and you idealize it, you can't write books for kids because they're not real. Kids pick that up.Collection: Real
Success is a wonderful addition to my life.Collection: Wonderful
I almost flunked first grade and also the second, third, forth, and fifth; but my younger brother was in the grade behind me and he was a brain and nobody wanted to have me be in the same grade as him, so they kept passing me. I never learned how to spell, graduated from eighth grade counting on my fingers to do simple addition, and in general was not a resounding academic success.Collection: Brother
The title is one of the most important things. It is the first thing that people read.Collection: People
I get my ideas for books from my own kids and sometimes from other children. Often when I am telling stories I will say: I am going to make up a new story.Collection: Children
I get up in front of a bunch of kids and say 'Hey, I'm gonna tell you a new story. Who wants to be in a new story?' Well some kid always sticks up their hand and that gives me a name, but it doesn't give me a story. I just say whatever comes to my mind and usually it's not that good. Every once in a while, however, I say something that turns into a really good story.Collection: Kids
People forget what a big issue toilet training is for adults and kids, and it is not fun, especially when you're in a car on the interstate.Collection: Fun
I tell the stories in front of audiences and wait for something to happen. It's similar to a standup comic doing his schtick for an audience.Collection: Waiting
Most of my books came from when I was telling stories.Collection: Book
Writers' communities are very helpful to writers because it gives them a way to try out their stuff short of publication.Collection: Giving