Quotes about writing
writing frustration thinking
One of the things that is always difficult about a collaboration is that you don't necessarily find the same thing funny. And so the challenge becomes, how do you tell the other person that you don't think something's funny? The best collaborations tend to be when you are willing to be told that. But there's also ego involved, and so there's a lot of frustration in knowing that you're writing something, and the other person, on some level, needs to think that it's funny. Michael Showalter
writing thinking acting
Honestly, as hard a profession as acting is, I think music is even harder. Acting, you're like a leech, because someone else does the hard part for you. They write it for you, then the director tells you what to do. You really just need to know how to pay attention, follow instructions. Michael Shannon
writing important fiction
That is as true for fiction or non-fiction. The writer has to really know their subject. It is really important to remember that the readers are a lot smarter than the writer. Also, good writing has to do with rewriting. You will never get it right the first time. So you rewrite and rewrite again until you get it right. Until you, and the reader, will be able to visualize what you're writing about. Michael Scott
writing mean advice
Some writing courses will advise you to write what you know. I've always thought this is very odd advice ... because it means, for example, that I should not be writing about Nicholas Flamel, because I didn't live in France in the 15th Century, I was not an alchemyst, am not immortal (despite the rumours) and do not know magic.
writing geography reader
Making sure that the geography and timelines work is always the hardest part of writing. But you owe it to the readers to get it right!
writing done research
I am a great believer that all the primary research has to be done before principle writing begins. I'm a huge advocate of plotting.
writing romance advice
My advice is to write about what you are interested in. If you read science fiction and fantasy, then write in that genre. If you read romance novels, then try writing one.
writing trying would-be
I spend all my time trying to keep thoughts away and ignore them....But here you are, trying to remember your own life, writing your thoughts down so that you don't forget. I suddenly realized what it would be like not to know, not to remember.
writing remembers-everything facts
In fact, writing for younger adults is tougher. They remember everything and if they spot a problem, they'll be sure to let you know.
writing research excuse
The research. It is always the best part of writing. And, of course, it is the great excuse to travel.
writing character people
I am of the generation of writers who can get instant feedback from readers within hours of publication. The fan forum is extraordinary - readers from all over the world coming together to discuss, argue and debate scenes and characters from a novel. They add a layer to the story that I cannot write and yes, I will participate in that conversation and answer questions. After all, they are the people I'm writing for and their enthusiasm and questions really pushes me to raise the bar.
writing voice giving
Remember to write for yourself, not for a market and give yourself time to develop your own style, your own voice. It takes a lifetime. Enjoy it! Michael Morpurgo
writing fiction
I write fiction. I make things up, it's what I do.
writing long literature
I have been aspiring to write some sort of literature for a long time. Michael Moore
writing men names
A barbarian who could not write a sentence of grammar and hardly could spell his own name.... One of our tribe of great men who turn disease to commodity...he craves the sympathy for sickness as a portion of his glory. John Quincy Adams
writing rocks pieces
When you're writing for theater or TV, it's open-ended in scope. You can write 10 separate pieces that are really effective but have no place on a rock record or whatever.
writing doors people
People ask, `What was it like when you wrote Stairway to Heaven?' As if three wisemen had come knocking on the door, `Excuse me, are you writing Stairway to Heaven here?' John Paul Jones
writing people house
If you put someone in a room with no script to direct, they're just going to sit there. Writing scripts is the execution for a show. Then the director takes that and hires people. It's like trying to build a house without any bricks. You need a great script. John Patrick Shanley
writing thinking people
When I write a screenplay - and I think this is true for a lot of people - you direct the movie. Thats what writing a screenplay is.
writing soul holiness
What then is holiness? Holiness is nothing but the implanting, writing and living out of the gospel in our souls (Eph 4:24). John Owen
writing frustration wells
He who would not be frustrate of his hope to write well hereafter in laudable things ought himself to be a true poem. John Milton
writing together care
Words have to be crafted, not sprayed. They need to be fitted together with infinite care. Norman Cousins
writing miles hardest
Stand-up has the best writers, because it's the hardest writing by a million miles. Norm MacDonald
writing annoyed wells
After 'Kidulthood,' I was called in to a meeting and told that I didn't write women very well. I was very annoyed. Noel Clarke
writing stories feds
I just started to write because I was fed up of not seeing the stories that I wanted, so I was like 'Stop moaning and write something.'
writing tests scripts
When I wrote 'Kidulthood,' I didn't even know there was going to be a 'Kidulthood.' I just wanted to test myself to see if I could write a script.
writing thinking hair
I don't think I'm egotistical, and I know what my limits are: I'm a black guy who's probably losing his hair. But I'm happy to play roles that I'm given, and I'm happy to play roles that I write.
writing boredom speed
I write at high speed because boredom is bad for my health. Noel Coward
writing guitar useless
It took me to about maybe 16, 17 or 18 or something to realise I was absolutely useless at everything else except for playing guitar and writing words Noel Gallagher
writing wife brilliant
My wife would say I'm not romantic at all, but I would say that I'm the ultimate romancer because I write about... life being brilliant.
writing sound band
I know there's bands that might write something that sounds like The Smiths, and they'll go, 'Oh, it sounds like The Smiths, we've got to make it sound not like The Smiths.'
writing rocks poppies
There's no new direction. It's not more poppy or more rocky. They're just rock'n'roll tunes. I'll never change the music I write.
writing lines jokes
I start with the joke line and write backward. Nipsey Russell