It is a bad thing if a writer tackles a subject he does…

I've always been a writer who tackles complex themes and risky subjects - I write about the things that people think but never say…

— Jillian Medoff

“There's no such thing as writer's block," she proclaimed. "If you can't write it's because you don't have anything to say. Or you're avoiding…

— Candace Bushnell

“The best thing about being a writer is that 'work' is always something you love, plus usually accompanied by tea, coffee and cakes of…

— Jamie L. Harding

The first thing a writer has to do is find a new source of income.

— Ellen Gilchrist

I've often said that there's no such thing as writer's block, the problem is idea block

— Jeffery Deaver

Besides the drugs and counterculture, I started talking about myself, which is the first thing you do when you are a writer.

— George Carlin

The most original thing a writer can do is write like himself. It is also his most difficult task.

— Robertson Davies

“The worst thing you can do as a writer is waste people's time.”

— John Connolly

“I think... the most brilliant thing about being a writer,is that if you don't like the way the world is, you can create your…

— Maegan Cook

There is no such thing as writer's block for writers whose standards are low enough.

— William Stafford

That's the thing about the writer's life is that you have to have self-discipline. Otherwise you'll never get paid.

— Eric Heisserer

And life is a good thing for a writer. It's where we get our raw material, for a start. We quite like to stop…

— Neil Gaiman

The great thing about being a writer is that you have a long, perhaps frighteningly long time in which to do your work.

— Julia Leigh

Writing books takes a long time, and one thing a writer must do is learn to live with his or her project.

— Charles Bock

The first thing a writer should be is - excited. He should be a thing of fevers and enthusiasms. Without such vigor, he might…

— Ray Bradbury