I don't know much about creative writing programs. But they're not telling the truth if they don't teach, one, that writing is… — Doris Lessing Copy Share Image
I majored in English in college and that was my major in graduate school before switching to creative writing. I read a… — Stephen Dobyns Copy Share Image
A piece of creative writing, like a day-dream, is a continuation of, and a substitute for, what was once the play of… — Sigmund Freud Copy Share Image
“Sound is so important to creative writing. Think of the sounds you hear that you include and the similes you use to… — Barbara DeMarco-Barrett Copy Share Image
“Perhaps, writing is like the taste of honey sucked from flowers in a garden, each tasting differently.” — Anu Lal Copy Share Image
Poetry is something that happens in universities, in creative writing programs or in English departments. — Mark Strand Copy Share Image
An understandable hunger for potential clients tempts many [career counseling therapists] to overpromise, like creative writing teachers who, out of greed or… — Alain de Botton Copy Share Image
I grew up around poets and novelists and my dad wrote poems about everything - from a cat sleeping in a window… — Lucinda Williams Copy Share Image
In many college English courses the words “myth” and “symbol” are given a tremendous charge of significance. You just ain’t no good… — Ursula K. Le Guin Copy Share Image
The best visual book I can think of is Lynda Barry's What It Is, but although I refer to it all the… — Jeff VanderMeer Copy Share Image
“I caution against communication because once language exist only to convey information, it is dying. In news articles the relation of the… — Richard Hugo Copy Share Image
“Stories aren’t lies; they are integral to our search for truth and meaning. Our species has been trying to make sense of… — Will Raywood Copy Share Image
“We are writing in the age of stylish minimalism that in truth has become even more cautious because of word processing. Nowadays,… — Stephen Kuusisto Copy Share Image
“If you can't impress them with your argument, impress them with your actions.” — Amit Kalantri Copy Share Image
“Remember always...friends............. Dislike:----- There are some people who do not want to see your success ... There are some people who will… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
“Harrison wrote a two-page poem about his deep feelings of loss when his dog Filbert died, and Mrs. Minerva, the creative writing… — Joan Bauer Copy Share Image
“Branding is a lot of things, but one thing it's not is soft. When you brand, rebrand or brand-diggity, ask yourself one… — Richie Norton Copy Share Image
“I told him I wanted to major in creative writing and sit around in yoga pants and do nothing but write books… — Colleen Hoover Copy Share Image
“And though creative writing as an intellectual exercise may be pursued with profit by anyone, writing as a profession is not a… — Wallace Stegner Copy Share Image
