Every writing project must be reduced before you start to…

I think what gets you through a small writing project, is just one burst of inspiration. A book, especially a longer book, it's a…

— Alan Lightman

I'd much rather do an obviously commercial writing project than get a day job.

— Poppy Z. Brite

But a writing project begins not just in doubt but also in faith-that if your passion is genuine, if you have mastered the elements…

— Philip Gerard

I work hard, whether it comes to writing for my own project or another artist.

— Benji Hughes

“Writing is more than typing words: Any action that is instrumental in completing a writing project counts as writing.”

— Paul J. Silvia

If there's a therapist who wants a writing project, I think there's a need for a book about how the culture affects the mental…

— Mary Pipher

Every song that I start to write, I wonder if I'll be able to write it.

— Emmylou Harris

When you start to write, things begin to come into focus in a way they don't when you're not writing. It's a very good…

— David McCullough

When you finally start to write something, do not let yourself stop...even when you are convinced it's the worst garbage ever. This is the…

— Jodi Picoult

When I start to write, I don't have any plan at all. I just wait for the story to come.

— Haruki Murakami

The best way is always to stop when you are going good and when you know what will happen next. If you do that…

— Ernest Hemingway

You can sort of start to write around 10. You also become a good reader around that time, and you want to imitate the…

— Andrew Sean Greer

I didn't really start to write until I was almost 30, and I started with the short stories.

— Kate DiCamillo

Remember that, sooner or later, before it ever reaches perfection, you will have to let it go and move on and start to write…

— Neil Gaiman

So many writers live their whole lives in rooms. You can be too civilised in the environment you have around you, too oriented towards…

— Lawrence Osborne