Male writers don't want to be judged in the room. They want to be able to scarf an entire bag of potato… — Nell Scovell Copy Share Image
I really just sat down to write. I mean, I did what most writers do when something happens that's overwhelming, fascinating, moving,… — Patti Davis Copy Share Image
“as he reads the articles he talks about the writers, most of whom he knows from his days as a fighter, and… — James Frey Copy Share Image
Most writers write to say something about other people - and it doesn't last. Good writers write to find out about themselves… — Gloria Steinem Copy Share Image
“Creativity. Inspiration. We worship them here, Donald. They are our guidance, and we revere them. Do you understand? Revere them. So many… — David Bischoff Copy Share Image
There is a group of entrepreneurs pushing the envelope, government officials that are making significant changes despite the odds, and visionary writers,… — Robin Chase Copy Share Image
“She has this amazing aura around her which catches you off-guard. A girl’s innocence combined with a woman’s sensitivity. A charm that… — Avijeet Das Copy Share Image
About the gnostic writers themselves and the setting in which they lived we know little, although gnostic Christians were influential enough to… — Elaine Pagels Copy Share Image
“Woolrich had a genius for creating types of story perfectly consonant with his world: the noir cop story, the clock race story,… — Francis M. Nevins Copy Share Image
I would give them (aspiring writers) the oldest advice in the craft: Read and write. Read a lot. Read new authors and… — Khaled Hosseini Copy Share Image
I started in this racket in the early '70s, and when I was president of the Science Fiction Writers of America, of… — Jerry Pournelle Copy Share Image
I do not outline. There are writers I know and count as my friends who certainly do it the other way, but… — Joyce Maynard Copy Share Image
I'll bet you $10 right now that there are an awful lot of literary writers who started a long time ago and… — Robert Crais Copy Share Image
I've imparted that philosophy to the writers, but some of them look stuff up while some don't. Same with the editors, directors… — Vince Gilligan Copy Share Image
That has to remain the principal reason for doing it, doesn't it? I know it's possible to write for money, and many… — Jonathan Kellerman Copy Share Image
I'm very conscious of who I work with. Because I want to develop and nurture my writers so they can have their… — Tanya Saracho Copy Share Image
Most of the writers I know have somehow managed to stay in touch with that inner child who's never heard of such… — JoAnn Ross Copy Share Image
“To write is not just seeing the world through a kaleidoscope of possibilities, but a means to shift the tides of color… — H.S. Crow Copy Share Image
It seems like every few years a big name author will holler something about how evil, heinous, and morally wrong fan fiction… — Catherynne M. Valente Copy Share Image
I love contemporary North American fiction and short fiction. My favorite writer is Jonathan Franzen, and my favorite writers of short fiction… — Emily Perkins Copy Share Image
I find it always pleasurable talking with young people, particularly those aspiring to be writers, out of nostalgia, and because I've always… — F. Sionil Jose Copy Share Image
I can't stand it when writers moan about what film-makers might do or have done to their books. There's a very simple… — Nick Hornby Copy Share Image
“A writer writes. There are no exceptions to this reality. No excuses. Stop wasting time talking about your stories and get them… — Christy Hall Copy Share Image
A lot of crime fiction writing is also lazy. Personality is supposed to be shown by the protagonist's taste in music, or… — Peter Temple Copy Share Image
“Occupation: Writer Occupational Hazard: Carpel tunnel Solution: Wrist guards to bed or my hands do all the sleeping Perspective: I've decided my… — Christy Hall Copy Share Image
“The slow maturation of genuine creativity looks like laziness to a committee. Wallace Stevens was forty-three when his first book appeared. Robert… — Dana Gioia Copy Share Image
“Most straight people, and many gay people, especially those who came of age more recently, don’t understand how momentous and difficult coming… — Christopher Bram Copy Share Image
As a past president of the Writers Guild, I think women shouldn't write for free. Maybe you have to do it for… — Erica Jong Copy Share Image
“All writers want to a place their mark upon human consciousness by creating a physical record of their distinctive thoughts and an… — Kilroy J. Oldster Copy Share Image
“Only Southerners have taken horsewhips and pistols to editors about the treatment or maltreatment of their manuscript. This--the actual pistols--was in the… — William Faulkner Copy Share Image
It's always good to get good reviews. I read my reviews. There are a lot of writers who don't read their reviews… — Neel Mukherjee Copy Share Image
Writers, especially those of us with roots in other countries, are rarely left to ourselves. We are asked to declare our allegiances,… — Dinaw Mengestu Copy Share Image
A lot of writers, probably because they're sensitive, which makes them want to be writers, have fears about their masculinity, so they… — Jonathan Ames Copy Share Image
The best American writers have come from the hinterlands -- Mark Twain, Theodore Dreiser, Jack London, Hemingway, Faulkner, Wolfe, Steinbeck. Most of… — Edward Abbey Copy Share Image
“To most, being locked away in solitary with nothing but pen and paper would prove a hard punishment. What a strange creature… — Richelle E. Goodrich Copy Share Image
It's my experience that very few writers, young or old, are really seeking advice when they give out their work to be… — John Irving Copy Share Image
A writer can be compared to a well. There are as many kinds of wells as there are writers. The important thing… — Ernest Hemingway Copy Share Image
One of the problems I have with many writers is their stories are all somewhat similar. They might be very good, but… — T.C. Boyle Copy Share Image
I want to just go to places where writers don't usually go, where people like me don't usually show up, and say,… — Tracy K. Smith Copy Share Image
“A person who wrote badly did better than a person who does not write at all. A bad writing can be corrected.… — Israelmore Ayivor Copy Share Image
