I try to write as serious as possible, and then a joke…

I'm not ritualistic about writing. I try to write as often as possible, which means that I have to be able to write in…

— Cassandra Clare

I don't think it is possible to give tips for finding one's voice; it's one of those things for which there aren't really any…

— Poppy Z. Brite

Write as often as possible, not with the idea at once of getting into print, but as if you were learning an instrument.

— J. B. Priestley

I don't go off and sit down and try to write material, because then it's contrived and forced. I just live my life, and…

— Steven Wright

For me, songwriting is something that I have to do ritually. I don't just wait for inspiration; I try to write a little bit…

— Sean Lennon

Don't try to write what other people are writing - write what is true to you.

— Richard Paul Evans

If anything I try to write something that would be more difficult to film. I tend to see film as competition and would like…

— Chuck Palahniuk

I try to write about the stuff that torments us all.

— Danielle Steel

I try to write something that would interest anybody and keep them turning the page. You must have a plot and good storyline.

— Ernest Gaines

Because there's just so much in a day now, I keep writing in much more abstract terms, like I don't try to write about…

— Feist

I try to write every day. I don't beat myself up about word counts, or how many hours are ticking by on the clock…

— Jonathan Lethem

If I was a waitress, I was too tired at the end of the day when I came home to try to write.

— Ann Patchett

I don't have a whole bunch of literary connections. I don't write reviews or attend writer's conferences. I'm kind of shy and don't want…

— Susanna Kaysen

I try to write the kind of books I like to read.

— Isabel Allende

I don't get writer's block. I don't try to write anything; when something comes, I write it. I just practice and when I get…

— Jose James