Writer Quotes by Warren Ellis

8 Writer quotes by Warren Ellis

Warren Ellis’s eight statements on writing give a rapid glimpse into his fast‑paced, genre‑blending style. This short collection is perfect for a quick dose of his perspective on crafting compelling stories.

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I try to read a Kindle Single a week, but I'm getting bad at that. I usually have a few books on…

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Unless you turn out to be a shining and ballistic genius, then, trust me, if you want to do this then you're…

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Comics is still my first love. But I always did other kinds of writing, too, so I think of myself as a…

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Writing is basically a job for people who like punching themselves in the face, I’m pretty sure.

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“Writer's block? I've heard of this. This is when a writer cannot write, yes? Then that person isn't a writer anymore. I'm…

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My neck and shoulders are killing me. Hard to focus on writing about murder, doom, shagging, our hopeless future & other comedy…

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Don't live with writers. Writers are bastards.

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Stephen King says that if you forget an idea, then it can't have been any good. He means he, not you. You…

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“I wish I still had that photo.”

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Listen to the Chair Leg of Truth! It does not lie!

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“The two most dangerous things in the world are rich people and crazy people.”

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Here's the thing about Apple technology: once you own a piece, you want to use it.

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“I feel...a terrible need to piss in a Christening font.”

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Journalism is just a gun. It’s only got one bullet in it, but if you aim right, that’s all you need. Aim it right,…

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“The book is almost always better than the movie. You could have no better case in point than FROM HELL, Alan Moore's best graphic…

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“Life is something very short that happens in between deaths.”

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It's a strange world. Let's keep it that way.

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“He tried to close a hand around the precious coffee but had to jerk his fingers away, sharply enough that his wrist popped painfully.…

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I was originally going to train as a journalist, passing a series of exams that winnowed ten thousand applicants down to one hundred places…

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