1. “Writing is not necessarily something to be ashamed of, but do it in private and wash your hands afterwards.”

2. "There is no way that writers can be tamed and rendered civilized or even cured.”

3. “The most important lesson in the writing trade is that any manuscript is improved if you cut away the fat.”

4.” People who are busy and happy don't write diaries; they are too busy living.”

5. Heinlein's Rules for Writers
 Rule One: You Must Write
Rule Two: Finish What Your Start
Rule Three: You Must Refrain From Rewriting, Except to Editorial Order
Rule Four: You Must Put Your Story on the Market
Rule Five: You Must Keep it on the Market until it has Sold”

"The above five rules really have more to do with how to write speculative fiction than anything said above them. But they are amazingly hard to follow--which is why there are so few professional writers and so many aspirants, and which is why I am not afraid to give away the racket! But, if you will follow them, it matters not how you write, you will find some editor somewhere, sometime, so unwary or so desperate for copy as to buy the worst old dog you, or I, or anybody else, can throw at him."

6. "There are at least two principal ways to write speculative fiction--write about people, or write about gadgets.”

7. “Romance was he compelling and necessary element that creates and then solves the problem.”

8. "The problem itself--the "plot"--must be a human problem. The human problem must be one that is created by, or indispensably affected by, the new conditions."

9. "I've limited myself to my notions about science fiction, but don't forget Mr. Kipling's comment. In any case it isn't necessary to know how--just go ahead and do it. Write what you like to read. If you have a yen for it, if you get a kick out of "just imagine--," if you love to think up new worlds, then come on in, the water's fine and there is plenty of room."

10. "Some editor somewhere, sometime, so unwary or so desperate for copy as to buy the worst old dog you, or I, or anybody else, can throw at him."

Robert A. Heinlein

  Robert Anson Heinlein was born July 7th, 1907, Butler, MO, USA, and died on May 8th, 1988, Carmel, California, USA. Heinlein was an writer, and referred as "dean of science fiction writers.” He was on of the Big Three of Science Fiction, beside the likes of Isaac Asimov and Author C. Clark. He is best known Stranger in a Strange Land, Starship Troopers, The Moon is a Harsh Mistress, and many more. Heinlein’s works continue to have an influential effect on the genre and on writers to this day. He is one of the giants of science fiction, and one of the true great authors of our age.  

“Don't ever become a pessimist... a pessimist is correct oftener than an optimist, but an optimist has more fun, and neither can stop the march of events.” ~ Robert A. Heinlein   

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