--- title: "10 New Writer Quotes by 9 authors" description: "Browse 10 New Writer quotes by 9 authors. Discover the best New Writer sayings and thoughts." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/44c/stanley-crawford-42690_inspirational_i-was-a-new-writer-and-i-was-supposed-to_1282942.jpg" --- > [I was a new writer and I was supposed to write all the time, wasn't I? I had not yet discovered that…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/stanley-crawford/i-was-a-new-writer-and-i-was-supposed-to-write-all-the-time-wasn-t-i/) [Stanley Crawford](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/stanley-crawford/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/44c/stanley-crawford-42690_inspirational_i-was-a-new-writer-and-i-was-supposed-to_1282942.jpg) > [When I hear about some sensational new writer I sort of think, Shut up ... you've got to be around for a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/martin-amis/when-i-hear-about-some-sensational-new-writer-i-sort-of-think-shut-up/) [Martin Amis](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/martin-amis/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/1a2/martin-amis-704_long_when-i-hear-about-some-sensational-new-w_3180013.jpg) > [A new writer starting out today, whether it's for TV or film, they have to remember that they're telling the story to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tony-grisoni/a-new-writer-starting-out-today-whether-it-s-for-tv-or-film-they-have/) [Tony Grisoni](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tony-grisoni/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/442/tony-grisoni-71812_depends_a-new-writer-starting-out-today-whether_2381708.png) > [The way you get your script to the right people is that you put it in an envelope. It's easy. The difficult…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/steven-moffat/the-way-you-get-your-script-to-the-right-people-is-that-you-put-it-in/) [Steven Moffat](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/steven-moffat/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c8e/steven-moffat-2328_brand-new_the-way-you-get-your-script-to-the-right_3139221.png) > [Zachary Jernigan's short stories are in deep conversation with the history of the genre while maintaining a thoroughly modern sensibility. Here’s a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-patrick-kelly/zachary-jernigan-s-short-stories-are-in-deep-conversation-with-the/) [James Patrick Kelly](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/james-patrick-kelly/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/095/james-patrick-kelly-65871_communication_zachary-jernigan-s-short-stories-are-in_1607288.jpg) > [When a new writer comes onto a project, he'll make wholesale changes just to mark the territory or for greater credit.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jon-spaihts/when-a-new-writer-comes-onto-a-project-he-ll-make-wholesale-changes/) [Jon Spaihts](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jon-spaihts/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/bb6/jon-spaihts-19032_credit_when-a-new-writer-comes-onto-a-project-h_1218989.jpg) > [If you find yourself imitating another writer, that doesn't have to be a bad thing, especially if you are a young or…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/poppy-z-brite/if-you-find-yourself-imitating-another-writer-that-doesn-t-have-to-be/) [Poppy Z. Brite](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/poppy-z-brite/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/cf0/poppy-z-brite-10238_bad-thing_if-you-find-yourself-imitating-another-w_3116890.jpg) > [Advice to a new writer: There are no rules in this profession. Do what is good for you. Read books and watch…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anne-rice/advice-to-a-new-writer-there-are-no-rules-in-this-profession-do-what/) [Anne Rice](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anne-rice/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a07/anne-rice-238_advice_advice-to-a-new-writer-there-are-no-rule_2549036.jpg) > [“You're guaranteed to be lucky several times in your life-it's what you do with it. Young writers spend all their time worrying,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/steven-moffat/you-re-guaranteed-to-be-lucky-several-times-in-your-life-it-s-what/) [Steven Moffat](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/steven-moffat/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f53/steven-moffat-2328_good-people_you-re-guaranteed-to-be-lucky-several-ti_1313258.jpg) > [“Thanks for reading all the way through. I hope that you enjoyed this book. As a new writer, it is hard to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/steve-the-noob/thanks-for-reading-all-the-way-through-i-hope-that-you-enjoyed-this/) [Steve the Noob](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/steve-the-noob/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/348/steve-the-noob-8008_books_thanks-for-reading-all-the-way-through-i_278472.jpg) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/new-writer/#itemlist", "name": "New Writer Quotes", "numberOfItems": 10, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "I was a new writer and I was supposed to write all the time, wasn't I? 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It is a great feeling to know that somewhere out there, there are people who actually enjoy reading my books. Anyway, I would super appreciate it, thanks. If you see new books from me in the future, you will know that I wrote them because of your support. Thank you for supporting my work. Special thanks again to previous readers and reviewers. Thank you for encouraging me to keep writing. I’ll do my best to provide high quality books for you all. My Other Books”", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Steve the Noob" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/steve-the-noob/thanks-for-reading-all-the-way-through-i-hope-that-you-enjoyed-this/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/348/steve-the-noob-8008_books_thanks-for-reading-all-the-way-through-i_278472.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/348/steve-the-noob-8008_books_thanks-for-reading-all-the-way-through-i_278472.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/348/steve-the-noob-8008_books_thanks-for-reading-all-the-way-through-i_278472.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“Thanks for reading all the way through. I hope that you enjoyed this book. 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