My first published novel, 'American Rust,' took three and a half years of full-time work to write. But I wrote two apprentice… — Philipp Meyer Copy Share Image
I do a lot of writing in my capacity as the creative director for a marketing agency. These days, though, I'm trying… — Ian Doescher Copy Share Image
I'm always asked if the songs that I write are therapeutic, and my answer is a quick no. In fact, it could… — Loudon Wainwright III Copy Share Image
If you are stymied as a writer, if it's just not coming together, then take the pressure off and don't feel that… — Chris Bohjalian Copy Share Image
When you get divorced, you have to go through this awful thing of listing everything you own. When you actually sit down… — Tamara Mellon Copy Share Image
I really do like to write and when I'm not, I think, "Okay, I'll be a good citizen now" but fact is,… — Phillip Lopate Copy Share Image
You make observations, write theories to fit them, try experiments to disprove the theories and, if you can't, you've got something. — Kary Mullis Copy Share Image
I had long wanted to write a love story, and I had long - wisely, I felt - shirked the challenge because… — Richard Flanagan Copy Share Image
Thinking is the activity I love best, and writing to me is simply thinking through my fingers. I can write up to… — Isaac Asimov Copy Share Image
Nonfiction is both easier and harder to write than fiction. It's easier because the facts are already laid out before you, and… — Amy Bloom Copy Share Image
Every time I try to write a song, when I sit down and think I'm going to write, I really want to… — Bruno Mars Copy Share Image
“don’t pressure yourself to write. don’t tie your craft to trends. don’t chase virality. remain true to your gift. be gentle and… — Malebo Sephodi Copy Share Image
Regardless of what I do, whether I write a book or whether I act or whether I host, I'll always do stand-up… — Howie Mandel Copy Share Image
I think probably the thing I'm worst at is the most ephemeral stuff, like blogs. I find it really hard to write.… — Daniel Alarcon Copy Share Image
“1. Write every day 2. Write what interests you. 3. Write for the child inside of you. (Or the adult, if you… — Jane Yolen Copy Share Image
We'd decided to write a book about two friends. I gave her some coffee and then we sat there not knowing what… — Alison McGhee Copy Share Image
Try to develop actual work habits, and even though you have a busy life, try to reserve an hour, say - or… — John Updike Copy Share Image
I try to write in the first person - the first person not of a journalist but of a carnivore, an eater,… — Michael Pollan Copy Share Image
I just don't know how to write a love letter. What can you say to a girl that shows you really like… — Charles M. Schulz Copy Share Image
I've dreamed a lot of things and a lot of them have come true. The Grammy nomination was the last thing on… — Trombone Shorty Copy Share Image
Poetry has always been this completely alien art to me. I am the sort of bloke who, when he gets into things,… — Frank Skinner Copy Share Image
“In all our wrongs, I want to write him, in a time where I can find him. Before the tears that tore… — Lang Leav Copy Share Image
Sometimes a song indicates that it wants to be about a certain thing. And then if you write it, you find that… — Jesse Harris Copy Share Image
Everyone said, 'Well, you're very old for a first novel,' and I said, 'How do you write when you haven't lived? How… — Kate Atkinson Copy Share Image
I write in my own journal when something extraordinary or funny happens. And there's some nice imagery in there. I don't think… — Annie Dillard Copy Share Image
When I was 11, I knew that I wanted to write a kid's book and tell the world what it was like… — Marlee Matlin Copy Share Image
So long as you write what you wish to write, that is all that matters; and whether it matters for ages or… — Virginia Woolf Copy Share Image
“I will write: for myself, for those who come after, and for the voices that cry out not to be forgotten.” — Stephen R. Lawhead Copy Share Image
Write something to suit yourself and many people will like it; write something to suit everybody and scarcely anyone will care for… — Jesse Stuart Copy Share Image
I'm not a speed writer. I write slowly and revise obsessively. The end result tends to be good. That's where my strength… — Patrick Rothfuss Copy Share Image
No matter how long my day job hours were, I always made time to write. I wrote fiction, short stories, and poetry.… — Lisa Joy Copy Share Image
I used to write in a room overlooking the valley from where I could see too much, whether checking the sheep and… — Antony Beevor Copy Share Image
Prose is like this big block - you write big paragraphs. I feel that when I'm reading and writing, that a prose… — Bill Callahan Copy Share Image
To write a poem you must have a streak of arrogance-- not in real life I hope. In real life try to… — Richard Hugo Copy Share Image
I write lyrics everyday as I go. I'm always taking notes in my phone whenever I am inspired by something. Most of… — Vic Fuentes Copy Share Image
You can’t learn to write in college. It’s a very bad place for writers because the teachers always think they know more… — Ray Bradbury Copy Share Image
I wanted to write in film or something like that. I thought acting was an embarrassing thing to say you wanted to… — Max Minghella Copy Share Image
I never really know what I'm going to write next until it comes to me. So we'll just have to see what… — Sarah Dessen Copy Share Image
I get up to write while it's still dark, 5 or 5:30. I start by editing and rewriting everything I did the… — Michael Connelly Copy Share Image
I love writing for dancers. You don't have to worry about the lyrics. I think to write words without music must be… — Nellie McKay Copy Share Image
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