Quotes about writing
writing modern-novel ends
Many modern novels have a beginning, a muddle and an end. Philip Larkin
writing easy young
It's easy to write when you've nothing to write about (That is, when you are young)....
writing sober feds
To write you must be warm, fed, loved and sober.
writing self two
When I get sent manuscripts from aspiring poets, I do one of two things: if there is no stamped self-addressed envelope, I throw it into the bin.-If there is, I write and tell them to f**k off.
writing successful
I tried to write with someone else once before, but it was not successful. Paula Danziger
writing twenties busy
In my early twenties, that's when I really began to write. Before that, I was too busy working, keeping myself going. Paula Fox
writing doctors voice
I don't know what makes a writer's voice. It's dozens of things. There are people who write who don't have it. They're tone-deaf, even though they're very fluent. It's an ability, like anything else, being a doctor or a veterinarian, or a musician.
writing years class
I taught writing classes at the University of Pennsylvania for a number of years and I realized that all you can do is encourage people and give them assignments and hope they will write them.
writing people trying
I'm very, very open to experimenting with different people and trying to find different methods of writing and making music. Paul Weller
writing thinking people
People say you make your best work when in despair, but I think happiness is a good place to write from
writing thinking goal
I once had a young musician come to me and say that he wanted to be a professional musician. I asked him to write his list. When he came back to me, the three things in his life he most wanted were: to be paid for his music; to travel around the world; to meet new people. We came to the decision, after thinking really creatively, that if he got a job on a cruise ship, he would fulfill those goals. Phil Keoghan
writing thoughtful winning
People who consistently win have a clear and thoughtful strategy. They know what they need to do and when they need to do it. They write it down so they stay on course, and avoid any alternative that does not get them closer to the finish line. Phil McGraw
writing stories world
The world before us is a postcard, and I imagine the story we are writing on it. Mary E. Pearson
writing phones up-early
I get up early and open my emails, write cheques, and answer the phone; whatever needs to be done. Martin Parr
writing secret surprise
I don't know what the secret is when I am writing it - it really is a surprise to me. Lee Child
writing three email
I have three desks. One empty for paperwork, one for the internet and email, and one for the writing computer.
writing ideas people
I always wanted to be in the world of entertainment. I just love the idea of an audience being happy with what I am doing. Writing is showbusiness for shy people. That's how I see it.
writing office six-months
I write in the afternoon, from about 12 until 6 or 7. I use an upstairs room as my office. Once I get going I keep at it, and it usually takes about six months from the first blank screen until 'The End.
writing wish fulfillment
All of us write wish fulfillment.
writing answers way
The way to write a thriller is to ask a question at the beginning, and answer it at the end.
writing people shy
Writing is showbusiness for shy people. That's how I see it.
writing arizona journalism
I majored in journalism at Arizona State University, where I began writing the columns I write now, but I cannot, in good conscience, refer to myself as a writer. I'm a columnist, maybe a journalist, I guess I'm an author, but writer... no. That's not up to me to call myself, that's rather lofty. It's for the reader to decide. Laurie Notaro
writing people would-be
Writers would be warm, loyal, and otherwise terrific people-if only they'd stop writing. Laura Miller
writing editors agents
For while agents and editors often misunderstand their market and sometimes reject good or even great works, they do prevent a vast quantity of truly execrable writing from being published.
writing answers
I'm a lot more observational than personal in my writing. My writing is mostly a lot of questions without answers. Laura Marling
writing ignorance thinking
Would-be novelists need to bring equal parts arrogance and ignorance to the task before them. The arrogance is almost self-explanatory. Walk into any bookstore or library, calculate how many lifetimes the average person would need to read all the fiction contained therein. To think that one has anything to contribute, to any genre or tradition, takes genuine hubris. Laura Lippman
writing character actors
I am very aware that playwrights, particularly good ones, have a intention for everything they write. Language and punctuation is used specifically, and most of the time actors can find wonderful clues about character in the rhythm and cadence of the language used. Laura Linney
writing needs actors
Most scripts are written to be green lit. They're not written to be acted. And a lot of writers with the greatest intention in the world don't write for actors. They don't understand the architecture of what an actor needs to get from point A to point B.
writing ideas lakes
When I turned to writing fantasy, and writing for young people, it was joyous. It was like discovering an underground lake of ideas that went on forever. Laini Taylor
writing giving finding-yourself
Never sit staring at a blank page or screen. If you find yourself stuck, write. Write about the scene you're trying to write. Writing about is easier than writing, and chances are, it will give you your way in.
writing crafts pieces
When you are young, hone your craft and write shorter pieces instead of novels, because it's really hard to finish a novel.
writing thinking mortgage
I still think I'm writing Nancy Drew with a mortgage. Lisa Scottoline
writing thinking stories
Truly I never thought of myself as writing legal thrillers, and I still don't think I do. I write stories about women.