Writing Quotes by Sarah Dessen

I love writing about the summer between high school and college. It's the last gasp of really being a teen.

— Sarah Dessen

My agent is so totally honest, which is just what every writer needs. She won't let me sell a crappy book, even…

— Sarah Dessen

Some writers pick a topic and write around that, but I like to include it all.

— Sarah Dessen

I'm just writing what I know. I've never been much of a reader of fantasy, and I think you write what you,…

— Sarah Dessen

I've been writing, in one way or another, for as long as I can remember.

— Sarah Dessen

I never really know what I'm going to write next until it comes to me. So we'll just have to see what…

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I think whenever a writer is really enjoying themselves and liking what they are doing, that shows on the page.

— Sarah Dessen

Each time, I think I'm never going to write another book. It never gets easier.

— Sarah Dessen

Maybe other writers have perfect first drafts, but I am not one of them. I always try to get the book as…

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I think I'm way too much of a control freak to co-author anything with anyone. I have a hard enough time writing…

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In school, writing was the only thing that really came naturally to me, but it wasn't until college that I realized that…

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Teaching was great for me, because I got to show people how writing can really change the way you see not only…

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I've found in my own life that if my writing isn't going well, not much else will. It is the one constant,…

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I think as a writer one of the benefits is that you can put things that you're interested in into your books.…

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I love YA, and it's been a really good fit for me. But at some point, I would like to try something…

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I was actually pretty miserable in high school. I couldn't wait for it to be over. And when it finally was, I…

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“Most people put off my mother's erratic behavior to the fact that she was a writer, as if that just explained everything.…

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I think having a good agent is key. I've been with mine for ten years now, and she's very honest with me.…

— Sarah Dessen

I am never happy when I finish a book. I always start feeling good, and then I get to about Page 75…

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Usually when I finish the draft of a book, I'm sure I'll never write another one. I'm just that tired and sick…

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I honestly don't have many creative outlets. I'm not crafty - although motherhood has forced me to try to be - and…

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I just can't ever be a free spirit and just relax. When it comes to work, this is good. I'm very disciplined,…

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I think the most important thing is just to write. It sounds so simple, but sometimes it's not. You can get so…

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Writing a novel is like childbirth: once you realize how awful it really is, you never want to do it again.

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I write thank-you notes the minute I throw the wrapping paper away.

— Sarah Dessen

It's always been hard to call myself a writer. I think a part of me still thinks it's too good to be…

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I think I'm too lazy a writer to do something like historical fiction. You have to do so much research. I just…

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I used to worry I was entirely uninteresting, but the truth is I think if my life was more exciting I'd never…

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I can't sit and twiddle my thumbs. I have to start writing even if it's miserable some days.

— Sarah Dessen

I don't talk about my books while I'm writing them: not even my husband knows what a novel's about until it's done.

— Sarah Dessen

I've always written in first person. It gives the readers more insight.

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I just have to be super strong when it comes to my work time. Shut the browser, ignore the email alerts, and…

— Sarah Dessen