The most difficult and complicated part of the writing process is the beginning. — A. B. Yehoshua Copy Share Image
“Writing, is not a race. Is to distill the soul letter by letter in a slow and delicate process that will take… — J.E. Negrete Copy Share Image
“...the most beautiful things don't always make you happy - often they make you weep...” — John Geddes Copy Share Image
“Kalo nggak nulis, ya baca. Kalo nggak baca, ya nonton film saja lah.” — Sylvia L'Namira Copy Share Image
“How do you feel when you read stuff written by dead authors? A visit by a ghost?” — Bangambiki Habyarimana Copy Share Image
“Writing is like making love, editing is like giving your great grandfather a sponge bath.” — Midnight Taylor Copy Share Image
“I've discovered that sometimes writing badly can eventually lead to something better. Not writing at all leads to nothing.” — Anna Quindlen Copy Share Image
“Words are action, and sentences represent a person’s mental action and aspirations.” — Kilroy J. Oldster Copy Share Image
My writing process is ritualized and monotonous, but there's no other way to get the job done. All other fiction writers I've… — Douglas Coupland Copy Share Image
I really don't use that much stuff. I think it's good to know a few pieces of equipment very well, rather than… — Jon Hopkins Copy Share Image
Writing is a process of discovering. I could never outline a narrative; that just sounds boring. There's no joy of discovery in… — Bob Shacochis Copy Share Image
“How to preside over your own internal disorder? Finding the "I" that can represent the pack of you is the first challenge… — Tracy Kidder Copy Share Image
“The concept of good versus evil is a handy construct for framing a narrative. When you see someone applying that concept to… — Stewart Stafford Copy Share Image
A huge part of my writing process is listening to music as I write, almost creating an unofficial soundtrack to the film… — Panos Cosmatos Copy Share Image
I just start writing, and in the process, one hopefully comes up with ideas and solutions and explores all the little nooks… — Alastair Reynolds Copy Share Image
“...the secret to writing is to get your own pain - shout it out till it hurts your throat - weep it… — John Geddes Copy Share Image
“Writing is no more than wending a way in an attempt to restore all of the paths that had been cut-short, headed… — Mary Cappello Copy Share Image
“The best thing that can happen to me when I'm writing fiction is to lose sight of the fact that I'm writing… — Elizabeth Berg Copy Share Image
“You can be a good painter if you study Cézanne's vision. Whoever dares to copy Van Gogh falls inevitably into the hell… — Zbigniew Herbert Copy Share Image
I was in the hospital and I was paralyzed and I went through all of these things. I've had all of these… — Steve Toltz Copy Share Image
My writing process is very feedback based - I listen to the audience. I try to understand what's connecting, what's not connecting...… — Mike Birbiglia Copy Share Image
“From the beginning, I did not intend to create a typical classic fantasy. I wanted an organic, harmonious world where my story… — Irina Lopatina Copy Share Image
“WHEN I GOT TO HIGH SCHOOL, A MINISTER ASKED if I wanted to write an article for a church newsletter. When he… — Donald Miller Copy Share Image
“Life is a collection of memories and feelings. Mawkish sentimentally urges us to engage in artistic overtures, we yearn to share with… — Kilroy J. Oldster Copy Share Image
“There is a ruthlessness to the creative act. It often involves a betrayal of the status quo.” — Alan Watt Copy Share Image
“I'm not a writer. Ernest Hemingway was a writer. I just have a vivid imagination and type 90 WPM.” — Tiffany Madison Copy Share Image
“Books most certainly don't write themselves, but life does. When in doubt about what to write, use your own life.” — Solomon Woytowich Copy Share Image
“Writing is more about telling other peoples' stories than your own” — Carla H. Krueger Copy Share Image
I have to say that writing about my writing process is more daunting than writing non-fiction. — Sefi Atta Copy Share Image
“A fiction writer weaves a fabric of lies in hopes of revealing deeper human truths.” — Wally Lamb Copy Share Image
Writing anything as an expert is really poisonous to the writing process, because you lose the quality of discovery. — Siddhartha Mukherjee Copy Share Image
I always work with text orally in the writing process, saying passages aloud to measure flow. — Vivek Shraya Copy Share Image
“Laughing in my ear is a muse amused by how I paint her whims on paper with silly words.” — Richelle E. Goodrich Copy Share Image
I don't really like questions about the writing process, because the truth is I don't know how I write. — Elizabeth Berg Copy Share Image
“Words are the writer's sorcery, our dark arts and our sleight of hand. They're our enchantment and our temptation” — Karl Wiggins Copy Share Image
I love the writing process. It's something that I'm interested in personally and something I always do on every movie. — Olivia Wilde Copy Share Image
“I'm not gonna lie...sometimes this whole writing thing is a lonely business.” — Christy Hall Copy Share Image
“Writing is like gardening. Planting, watering, and weeding are not enough. You have to prune if you want growth.” — Ron Brackin Copy Share Image
“I am swimming in a sea of words, attempting to keep my head above water.” — Christy Hall Copy Share Image
My writing process has changed because it's harder to find uninterrupted time. — Ann Patchett Copy Share Image
