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title: "30 Going Writing Quotes by 29 authors"
description: "Browse 30 Going Writing quotes by 29 authors. Discover the best Going Writing sayings and thoughts."
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> [I like going back and writing fiction.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/julia-sweeney/i-like-going-back-and-writing-fiction/)

[Julia Sweeney](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/julia-sweeney/)

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> [We rarely know where we are going; writing is a discovery.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/robert-mckee/we-rarely-know-where-we-are-going-writing-is-a-discovery/)

[Robert McKee](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/robert-mckee/)

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> [I envy those writers who outline their novels, who know where they're going. But I find writing is a process of discovery.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jay-mcinerney/i-envy-those-writers-who-outline-their-novels-who-know-where-they-re/)

[Jay McInerney](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jay-mcinerney/)

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> [To be a writer you have to write -- and no academic degree is going to do the writing for you.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michelle-richmond/to-be-a-writer-you-have-to-write-and-no-academic-degree-is-going-to/)

[Michelle Richmond](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michelle-richmond/)

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> [I have to be able to see the thing that's going on that I'm writing about, or else it just doesn't make…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nick-cave/i-have-to-be-able-to-see-the-thing-that-s-going-on-that-i-m-writing/)

[Nick Cave](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/nick-cave/)

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> [“I keep going;I keep writing because I know something good will happen, and I want to see it when it happens.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/millicent-ashby/i-keep-going-i-keep-writing-because-i-know-something-good-will-happen/)

[Millicent Ashby](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/millicent-ashby/)

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> [If things are going well, if the writing's coming along, I jump out of bed happy. And if the previous day has…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/robert-caro/if-things-are-going-well-if-the-writing-s-coming-along-i-jump-out-of/)

[Robert Caro](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/robert-caro/)

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> [Yeah, man I am going to be writing a book soon. The reality of being in a rock band in the music…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/steve-brown/yeah-man-i-am-going-to-be-writing-a-book-soon-the-reality-of-being-in/)

[Steve Brown](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/steve-brown/)

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> [The only way I seem to be able to keep going while I'm writing is to munch my way through boxes of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/andrew-solomon/the-only-way-i-seem-to-be-able-to-keep-going-while-i-m-writing-is-to/)

[Andrew Solomon](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/andrew-solomon/)

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> [I'm at a point in my life where I'm not going to be writing about NATO or NAFTA.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/joshua-ostrander/i-m-at-a-point-in-my-life-where-i-m-not-going-to-be-writing-about/)

[Joshua Ostrander](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/joshua-ostrander/)

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> [When I wake up in the morning, I need the writing to go to. I begin there. And that's not an accident,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-edgar-wideman/when-i-wake-up-in-the-morning-i-need-the-writing-to-go-to-i-begin/)

[John Edgar Wideman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-edgar-wideman/)

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> [I think if I was ever really going to be more serious about writing I'd have to try and find some way…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/romola-garai/i-think-if-i-was-ever-really-going-to-be-more-serious-about-writing-i/)

[Romola Garai](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/romola-garai/)

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> [“I'm going to write a novel and get it published. I'm going to do it because writing a novel is worthwhile and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/randy-ingermanson/i-m-going-to-write-a-novel-and-get-it-published-i-m-going-to-do-it/)

[Randy Ingermanson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/randy-ingermanson/)

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> [As long as you have ideas, you can keep going. That's why writing fiction is so much fun: because you're moving people…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/guy-davenport/as-long-as-you-have-ideas-you-can-keep-going-that-s-why-writing/)

[Guy Davenport](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/guy-davenport/)

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> [I've tried over the years all kinds of ways of going about writing and even just thinking about the idea of writing.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kurt-wagner/i-ve-tried-over-the-years-all-kinds-of-ways-of-going-about-writing/)

[Kurt Wagner](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kurt-wagner/)

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> [Raymond Chandler managed to write about L.A. his whole career. Should I keep going writing about New York? Is that what I…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lou-reed/raymond-chandler-managed-to-write-about-l-a-his-whole-career-should-i/)

[Lou Reed](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lou-reed/)

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> [I think that you just understand, as any creative person, that there's a beast that you have to beat, and it never…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/andy-grammer/i-think-that-you-just-understand-as-any-creative-person-that-there-s/)

[Andy Grammer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/andy-grammer/)

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> [When I started, I was pretty sure I was going to be writing some goofy little wizard novels that might make me…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jim-butcher/when-i-started-i-was-pretty-sure-i-was-going-to-be-writing-some-goofy/)

[Jim Butcher](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jim-butcher/)

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> [Writing is like wrestling; you are wrestling with ideas and with the story. There is a lot of energy required. At the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/chinua-achebe/writing-is-like-wrestling-you-are-wrestling-with-ideas-and-with-the/)

[Chinua Achebe](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/chinua-achebe/)

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> [I can't imagine what it would be like to write in a relaxed state. I'm going to be writing some stories for…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kate-atkinson/i-can-t-imagine-what-it-would-be-like-to-write-in-a-relaxed-state-i-m/)

[Kate Atkinson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kate-atkinson/)

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> [So I made an outline. Well, you know, days are going by, and I am not writing anything because this thing is…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/steve-tesich/so-i-made-an-outline-well-you-know-days-are-going-by-and-i-am-not/)

[Steve Tesich](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/steve-tesich/)

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> [Writing is a bit like walking into a big bookstore. It's the bookstore of your brain, and you know you're never going…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mary-jo-salter/writing-is-a-bit-like-walking-into-a-big-bookstore-it-s-the-bookstore/)

[Mary Jo Salter](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mary-jo-salter/)

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> [Just write. If you have to make a choice, if you say, 'Oh well, I'm going to put the writing away until…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jane-yolen/just-write-if-you-have-to-make-a-choice-if-you-say-oh-well-i-m-going/)

[Jane Yolen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jane-yolen/)

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> [I got written out of 'G.I. Joe' and was like, 'Welp, I'm going to go back to what I do: writing and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/marlon-wayans/i-got-written-out-of-g-i-joe-and-was-like-welp-i-m-going-to-go-back/)

[Marlon Wayans](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/marlon-wayans/)

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> [What you must accept is that your life is not going to be the same while you are writing.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/chinua-achebe/what-you-must-accept-is-that-your-life-is-not-going-to-be-the-same/)

[Chinua Achebe](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/chinua-achebe/)

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> [If writers just sit and talk about oppression, they are not going to do much writing.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/v-s-naipaul/if-writers-just-sit-and-talk-about-oppression-they-are-not-going-to/)

[V. S. Naipaul](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/v-s-naipaul/)

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> [I'm going to be writing and directing my own videos, and performing in them too, and I'm super-excited about it.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mikey-day/i-m-going-to-be-writing-and-directing-my-own-videos-and-performing-in/)

[Mikey Day](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mikey-day/)

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> [I'm pretty disciplined to keep the momentum of a story going by writing everyday, even if it's only a couple paragraphs or…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-rollins/i-m-pretty-disciplined-to-keep-the-momentum-of-a-story-going-by/)

[James Rollins](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/james-rollins/)

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> [My publishers find me really challenging, as a lot of the time, I don't even know what I'm going to be writing…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lisa-jewell/my-publishers-find-me-really-challenging-as-a-lot-of-the-time-i-don-t/)

[Lisa Jewell](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lisa-jewell/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/df1/lisa-jewell-6988_challenging_my-publishers-find-me-really-challenging_349141.jpg)

> [ When it's going well \[writing\] goes terribly fast. It isn't at all surprising to write a chapter in a day, which for… ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-le-carre/when-it-s-going-well-writing-goes-terribly-fast-it-isn-t-at-all/)

[John le Carre](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-le-carre/)

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