You need to work at the craft of songwriting, but not only the craft. When I see people working both on themselves… — Fred Eaglesmith Copy Share Image
When I started to write a tune, I just wrote the nearest at hand, which was what was happening in my own… — Jesse Harris Copy Share Image
My publisher is generous with deadlines, which are never set in stone. Some writers need that pressure, but I am more productive… — Julia Glass Copy Share Image
He who writes poetry is not a poet. He whose poetry has become his life, and who has made his life his… — Subramanya Bharathi Copy Share Image
My work holds up the mirror to hypocrisy, which puts me in a tradition of American writing that reaches back to Nathaniel… — Ishmael Reed Copy Share Image
I didn't know at the time I was writing Because of Winn-Dixie where the story came from, but in retrospect I can… — Kate DiCamillo Copy Share Image
“It is a delicious thing to write, whether well or badly - to be no longer yourself but to move in an… — Gustave Flaubert Copy Share Image
You complain, friend Swift, of the length of my epigrams, but you yourself write nothing. Yours are shorter. — Martial Copy Share Image
I would say "These Days." It was the title song to an album I put out, and it's really this song that… — Mike Stud Copy Share Image
I, myself, was always recognized . . . as the “slow one” in the family. It was quite true, and I knew… — Agatha Christie Copy Share Image
The best young writers are convinced they need blurbs from famous writers before an editor will even read the first page of… — Diane Wakoski Copy Share Image
“Why is it that if you say you don’t enjoy using an e-reader, or that you aren’t going to get one till… — Ursula K. Le Guin Copy Share Image
“When I met a truly beautiful girl, I would tell her that if she spent the night with me, I would write… — Roman Payne Copy Share Image
There’s a big difference between death threats and love letters–even if the person writing the death threats still claims to actually love… — Richelle Mead Copy Share Image
Who exactly do you want to be? What kind of person do you want to be? What are your personal ideals? Whom… — Epictetus Copy Share Image
My idea of art is, you write something that makes people feel so strongly that they get some conviction about who they… — Mary Karr Copy Share Image
Imagination, which is the Eldorado of the poet and of the novel-writer, often proves the most pernicious gift to the individuals who… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
“Writing requires discipline, detailed thinking, good communication skills, a plan of action, clear vision, and a passion for people. CMT Stibbe” — C.M.T. Stibbe Copy Share Image
Well, they each seem to do one thing well enough, but fail to realize that literature depends on doing several things well… — Julian Barnes Copy Share Image
I kind of have an interest in all history. And I suspect it comes from being Irish - we like stories, we… — Colm Meaney Copy Share Image
I don't keep up with a lot of trends. I've never been a fashion horse. I'm so busy writing my songs, trying… — Dolly Parton Copy Share Image
The first is that instead of writing a sequel, which is what most people do, this is in fact a prequel. Although… — James Collins Copy Share Image
Our country has the oldest tradition of storytelling, and this was much before writing stories even became a norm. — Ashwin Sanghi Copy Share Image
I was 12. Our ,teacher made us write an autobiography and I realised that I wasn't very interesting. I began to make… — John Burnham Schwartz Copy Share Image
Writing fiction is a solitary occupation but not really a lonely one. The writer's head is mobbed with characters, images and language. — Hilma Wolitzer Copy Share Image
Sometimes dreams show me that my writing should go deeper. Dreams have not so much changed my work as deepened it. — Anne Rice Copy Share Image
I write a lot by sound. One sound leads me to another. These sounds aren't random; they have their own logic. — Kate Braverman Copy Share Image
“Most people keep their dreams to themselves, afraid to follow their hearts. Writers make their dreams a reality with each word, each… — CK Webb Copy Share Image
I didn't start writing until late high school and then I was just diddling. Mainly I loved to read and my writing… — Junot Diaz Copy Share Image
Hunter can write a melody and stuff like that, but his forte is lyrics. He can write a serviceable melody to hang… — Jerry Garcia Copy Share Image
A great many people seem to think writing poetry is worthwhile, even though it pays next to nothing and is not as… — Mark Strand Copy Share Image
For me the initial delight is in the surprise of remembering something I didn't know I knew. I have never started a… — Robert Frost Copy Share Image
If I plan to write, I won't be able to write anything good. I just need to kind of jam and let… — Shavo Odadjian Copy Share Image
That is the saddest thing about being a writer. We die in ways you cannot fathom just to keep someone alive in… — Needa Muy Copy Share Image
“Through the years the swirl of a pen, click of a key, and the idea of a story have been my deepest… — Sai Marie Johnson Copy Share Image
That's very nice if they want to publish you, but don't pay too much attention to it. It will toss you away.… — Natalie Goldberg Copy Share Image
Writing the songs is always emotional and most of the vocals on there are the first three takes from the demos, because… — Tove Lo Copy Share Image
Put a chair against the door, and turn the lights down low Write a letter to yourself, no one will ever know — Jann Arden Copy Share Image
There are lots of people who give their all and have that inner glow on. It's a shame that majority of them… — Esa Saarinen Copy Share Image
“The one thing Leonard won't tolerate is fancy prose. As he states in his 10 Rules of Writing: "If it sounds like… — Elmore Leonard Copy Share Image
