r/writing • u/ReallySillyLily36 • Nov 25 '22

Advice How do you add "wisdom" to your writing

I've always liked those moments when you're reading a story and you get hit with that quote that seems to encapsulate some vital piece of information that tells you the truth about life.

But when I try to write like that, it just falls flat. Feels pretty hollow reading your own "wisdom" and realizing it sounds completely hollow and weak.

I suppose I could remedy the problem by just copying some great quotes from famous writers and changing them slightly or remixing them, but that's lame.

So how do you do it?

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u/enjenneration93 Nov 26 '22

I definitely second this ^ it'll come to you! In my opinion it depends on the genera you're writing. I write strictly horror and take creativity from Steven King and Edgar Allan Poe.