Stop trying to write sentences and start trying to write…

“Write the story. Don't write sentences.”

— James Patterson

You can teach almost anyone determined to learn them the basics required to write sentences and paragraphs that say what you want them to…

— Anne Bernays

When I first started out, I was trying to write stories about nurses and lawyers and a lot of people I didn't know anything…

— Donald Ray Pollock

I've never invested myself properly in trying to write stories. When I write lyrics, mostly I write each sentence separately on an index card…

— Jason Schwartzman

With sitcom writing, you're trying to write stories.

— Hannibal Buress

I'm trying to write stories that are interesting and enjoyable.

— Arthur Bradford

My advice for aspiring writers is threefold.First, read as much as possible, both within and outside the genre you arem working in. By reading…

— Vera Nazarian

“Stop trying to write a novel. Just tell a story, type it up, 1 hour every day, and by the end of the year,…

— Ksenia Anske

In real life...you can't write 2 sentences on antyhing...but on Twitter you're a philosopher...

— Jerett Parker

“That’s what I try to do—write sentences that won’t be like sand castles.”

— William Maxwell

I try to sit down at the typewriter four times a day, even if it's only five minutes, and write three sentences.

— Roger Zelazny

When faced with something complex, spend the time to think about some structure, write down sentences, think about it some more, and then share…

— Steven Sinofsky

I write different kinds of sentences, depending on what the book is, and what the project is. I see my work evolving. I'm writing…

— Paul Auster

A lot of aspiring writers are all ready to write a novel, but they don't know how to write sentences.

— Tom Robbins

“I don't understand how an adult can write those last two sentences and not want to kill themselves for being so despicable.”

— Harvey Pekar