The great thing about a short story is that it doesn't have to trawl through someone's whole life; it can come in… — Emma Donoghue Copy Share Image
You write for two people, yourself and your audience, who are usually better educated and at least as smart. — Tony Hillerman Copy Share Image
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When I was young I was only thinking of writing, and whatever was going on was unreal and comparatively unimportant. — William Monahan Copy Share Image
“Simply put: I am an Author with deep passion for the written word. When I read: I want to feel... When I… — Suzanne Steele Copy Share Image
Benjamin: I'm glad to hear your witirng experiment inspired you to read more. Reading is the best way to learn to write.… — Mamahooana Copy Share Image
It gets too easy to write from the point of view of a male character of my age, with the same cultural… — Steven Heighton Copy Share Image
When I set out to write crime fiction, I didn't think to myself, 'I'm going to model myself on Agatha Christie' or… — Sophie Hannah Copy Share Image
One of the West's singular migrations--from the Azores to California's Great Central Valley--is given faces and voices in Anthony Barcellos's new novel,… — Gerald Haslam Copy Share Image
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“Don't say it is too hard or you can't find the words and please don't tell me there isn't enough time in… — CK Webb Copy Share Image
Sinclair Lewis was asked one time to give a talk to class of students about writing. When he got there he asked… — Tom T. Hall Copy Share Image
When I used to teach creative writing, I would tell the students to make their characters want something right away - even… — Kurt Vonnegut Copy Share Image
So much in writing depends on the superficiality of one's days. One may be preoccupied with shopping and income tax returns and… — Graham Greene Copy Share Image
I think so much emphasis these days is placed upon achievement and skill and assessment that the joy has gone out of… — Emma Walton Hamilton Copy Share Image
I wanted to write children's books. I felt that the best way to understand how a child thinks in their mind is… — Lauren Ridloff Copy Share Image
“There's no point in writing my kind of stuff, when they're printing that kind of stuff. So I gave up and started… — Charles Bukowski Copy Share Image
Sit down every day and DO IT. Writing is a self-taught craft; the more you work at it, the more skilled you… — Lois Duncan Copy Share Image
“His genius had only begun to flower. This was only journalism, after all, a cup of tea on the way to his… — Tom Wolfe Copy Share Image
Life is like a book ; some chapters are sad , some are happy and some exciting . But if you never… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
“Use more caution the next time you make a reading selection. Books, you know, are a lot like people, and each and… — Ethan Russell Erway Copy Share Image
I was a mess-up in school, a big mess-up. I was into history and English, because there were always stories, like 'Dracula'… — Barry Keoghan Copy Share Image
Serious writers write, inspired or not. Over time they discover that routine is a better friend than inspiration. — Ralph Keyes Copy Share Image
I'm a freelance writer, and I work alone at a big desk in the living room of my apartment. There are many… — Robin Marantz Henig Copy Share Image
“John had said McKindless would be revealed through his library, but John was a bookseller; he formed his opinion of everyone through… — Louise Welsh Copy Share Image
The best books I read as a child were set in far-flung places, but also portrayed characters experiencing a life far removed… — Dawn Foster Copy Share Image
I started as a writer; I started writing when I was little. The acting and directing was an outgrowth of my desire… — Mike White Copy Share Image
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People will tell you that writing is too difficult, that it's impossible to get your work published, that you might as well… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
I wanted to write something visual that I could read to the children. This was when I created the idea of Redwall… — Brian Jacques Copy Share Image
The real power of books is their deep companionability. We learn from them as we learn from the deep companionability of love… — Jane Rule Copy Share Image
I find writing extremely difficult. I usually have to drag myself to my desk, mainly because I doubt myself. And it's getting… — Markus Zusak Copy Share Image
Most of my work is, I get an idea, and, with the help of Wikipedia, I can write. I don't have to… — Simon Rich Copy Share Image
I have decided to keep a full journal, in the hope that my life will perhaps seem more interesting when it is… — Sue Townsend Copy Share Image
“Writers aren't born, they're made--from practice, reading, and a lot of caffeine. And sometimes tutelage.” — Alexander Chee Copy Share Image
All the fantasy writers I know have a way of dwelling on their own fears and phobias. A writer spends his life… — Charles Beaumont Copy Share Image
There is a great discovery still to be made in literature, that of paying literary men by the quantity they do not… — Thomas Carlyle Copy Share Image
I don't really think of my essays as being about myself. I know it sounds insane, but I just don't think of… — Sloane Crosley Copy Share Image
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