“When words don't come easy, I make do with silence and find something in nothing." ~ Strider Marcus Jones, Poet” — Strider Marcus Jones Copy Share Image
Procrastination: as endemic to and dreaded by writers as writers' block. — Jenna Blum Copy Share Image
“Yes, I felt very small. The typewriter seemed larger than a piano, I was less than a molecule. What could I do?… — Albert Sánchez Piñol Copy Share Image
“I haven’t had writer’s block. I think it’s because my process involves writing very badly.” — Jennifer Egan Copy Share Image
“Begin your new story on a blank page, and like lonely footprints along a snowy path, the rest will follow...” — Nanette L. Avery Copy Share Image
“I don't get writers block. I get writer has too many ideas and doesn't know which one to start next, block.” — Tyler Hojberg Copy Share Image
“Being self-employed means you work 12 hours a day for yourself so you don't have to work 8 hours a day for someone else.” — Oliver Markus Malloy Copy Share Image
“Having writers block sucks more than my actual writing. And my writing would be astonishing if I could write how I feel.” — Ally Spina Copy Share Image
I'm a little harsh. When people say, 'I have writers block. What do you suggest?' I say, 'If you can't write, don't… — Lorrie Moore Copy Share Image
“She meant you have to live a story for a time.' 'And?' 'And then you can write it, in time. What have… — L.L. Barkat Copy Share Image
“If she was going to write a novel, she felt defeated before she began, because someone might be coming along to pick… — L.L. Barkat Copy Share Image
I think every writer struggles in some way with writers block. The trick is to plan out what you are going to… — Rick Riordan Copy Share Image
“One author said "I write because I want to live a footprint in the sands of history.” It's hard to live a… — Bangambiki Habyarimana Copy Share Image
“You can edit what you write. Why not edit what you say? If it hurts somebody, you can still offer an apology… — Bangambiki Habyarimana Copy Share Image
“Inspiration is the timid beast that comes to your open hand once you’ve fallen asleep having given up trying to coax it… — Shaun Hick Copy Share Image
“Nonetheless, writing regularly, inspiration or no, is not a bad way to eventually get into an inspired mood; the plane has to… — Alice W. Flaherty Copy Share Image
Writer’s block is my unconscious mind telling me that something I’ve just written is either unbelievable or unimportant to me, and I… — Orson Scott Card Copy Share Image
“You know, the whole thing about perfectionism. The perfectionism is very dangerous. Because of course if your fidelity to perfectionism is too… — David Foster Wallace Copy Share Image
“Many people find it difficult to head straight for their fun; something in them refuses to play. The barrier is not lack… — Victoria Nelson Copy Share Image
“Self-doubt is every writer’s nemesis. While healthy in moderation, unchecked self-doubt can lead to procrastination, crippling perfectionism, and ultimately failure. If you’re… — Will Raywood Copy Share Image
“A writer reports on the universe. When he presents his credentials, the gates of heaven and hell are equally opened to him.… — Bangambiki Habyarimana Copy Share Image
“The power of a writer is that he is a god of sorts. He can create his own worlds and populate them… — Bangambiki Habyarimana Copy Share Image
“All writing problems are psychological problems. Blocks usually stem from the fear of being judged. If you imagine the world listening, you'll… — Erica Jong Copy Share Image
“I have never experienced writers block and I've written every day since June 1972. But I have experienced the need to get… — Jan Marquart Copy Share Image
“I never really feel that I’m stuck. I actually think that people are never stuck, there’s no such thing as writers block,… — Tony Kushner Copy Share Image
“I have never experienced what is known as “writers block.” Ideas come to me as soon as my pen hits the paper… — Calvin W. Allison Copy Share Image
“Hemingway once said that ‘there is nothing to writing, you just sit down at a typewriter and bleed.’ What Hemingway failed to… — Sean Norris Copy Share Image
“The best way to write is to lock yourself in a small room until you become so bored that the only thing… — Jack Freestone Copy Share Image
