Writing for yourself Quotes

Books are great for if you want to work on the craft of writing for yourself, or, you know, to write novels…

— Thomas Lennon

Being willing is not enough. We must do.

— Leonardo da Vinci

I think you become a writer when you stop writing for yourself or your teachers and start thinking about readers.

— Avi

For such a long time, when you're a writer, you really are just writing for yourself, and maybe a few friends. So…

— Cassandra Clare

Always dream and shoot higher than you know you can do...Try to be better than yourself.

— John Steinbeck

I've quit writing screenplay [adaptations]. It's too much work. I don't look at writing a novel as work, because I only have…

— Elmore Leonard

People who write for reward by way of recognition or monetary gain don't know what they're doing. They're in the category of…

— Harper Lee

I think all writers write for an audience. There is no such thing as writing for yourself.

— William S. Burroughs