“...she said all writers were prima donnas, drunks, social misfits, pompous, or depressed. Brilliant, maybe, but completely crazy.” — Ilsa J. Bick Copy Share Image
I've read many great samples, both of existing shows I liked and original pilots, and definitely hired the writers - or, at… — Nahnatchka Khan Copy Share Image
When I was in graduate school, I had a teacher who said to me, 'Women writers should marry somebody who thinks writing… — Lorrie Moore Copy Share Image
I thought, when I came to Nashville, I was going to hook up with some of the top country writers in town… — Chris Carmack Copy Share Image
“Writers, even unpublished writers, have a tendency not to notice what’s going on around them when they are the center of attention.” — Gary Reilly Copy Share Image
Writers do draw inspiration from their own lives, which, quite frankly, might be more interesting than fiction. — Monica Johnson Copy Share Image
Writers want to talk. They can't wait to tell you what they've been thinking. And because they've been in solitude, they've had… — Mariella Frostrup Copy Share Image
“Had Mary Shelley fretted so? Maybe yes, maybe no. She’d begun her classic work on a dare. Had culled a dream to… — L.L. Barkat Copy Share Image
“You are immensely gifted my friend You can find it within you Like I found something within me A few years ago...” — Avijeet Das Copy Share Image
Since then, I have just read and read - but, that said, I suppose there is a raft of writers to whom… — Penelope Lively Copy Share Image
“The life of a writer is directed by a mad impulsive muse, that can tell them to cancel all their storyline: a… — Michael Bassey Johnson Copy Share Image
Nobody thinks mystery writers go around killing people, but they always seem to assume singers are singing about themselves, especially if you… — Del Shannon Copy Share Image
“The writer’s obsessions are twofold. First, communicate their thoughts onto paper with a great degree of precision in order accurately to express… — Kilroy J. Oldster Copy Share Image
Writers are often alone when they work. Hours pass in silence as one long moment; light fades as day turns back to… — Simon Van Booy Copy Share Image
Good style happens in one of two ways: the writer either has an inborn talent or is willing to work herself to… — Haruki Murakami Copy Share Image
I think writers have become hypnotised by the number of jokes on the page at the expense of character. — Sherwood Schwartz Copy Share Image
“Always write exactly what you’re feeling at the exact moment when writing something like poetry or an emotional novel. Put yourself, pour… — Nina Jean Slack Copy Share Image
The impossibility of a sequel ever recapturing everything - or anything - about its ancestor never stopped legions of writers from trying,… — Paul Di Filippo Copy Share Image
I've had a lot of writers, in particular, who said they got into writing because of the 'Van Dyke Show.' They said… — Dick Van Dyke Copy Share Image
“Upon the one thing every writer absolutely must have, and that is intellectual curiosity.” — Phillip Athans Copy Share Image
“What are all these writers fighting for? For their own victory or for the victory of their profession?” — Dejan Stojanovic Copy Share Image
