I never have the feeling that I actually know what I'm doing or anything that I'm writing is any good. — Sharon Cameron Copy Share Image
“One's writing is good only when the intelligence and the imagination are in equilibrium. As soon as one of them overbalances the… — Leo Tolstoy Copy Share Image
Good writing is often about letting go of fear and affectation. Affectation itself, beginning with the need to define some sorts of… — Stephen King Copy Share Image
“In writing, a good guy must never break any of the Ten Commandments. A bad guy must break every one. That's why… — Kimberly Black Copy Share Image
Late night writing is also good, too, but in New York, you've got neighbors. I try to be a good neighbor. — Sara Bareilles Copy Share Image
I have a very healthy appetite for good writing and good characters. Having weak writing is my biggest fear. — Michael K. Williams Copy Share Image
“The power of fictitious writing, for good as well as for evil, is a thing which ought most seriously to be reflected… — Harriet Beecher Stowe Copy Share Image
I love experimental writing, when it's good, and good examples are much more likely to be found in the short form. — Nicholas Royle Copy Share Image
Writing, or at least good writing, is an outgrowth of that urge to use language to communicate complex ideas and experiences between… — John Green Copy Share Image
After so many books and so many years of writing, I have a good idea of my strengths and weaknesses. I love… — Walter Dean Myers Copy Share Image
And it's just anathema to being a writer. It's not healthy. But in another way, when I'm writing, what it's about for… — Zadie Smith Copy Share Image
Write what you care about and understand. Writers should never try to outguess the marketplace in search of a salable idea; the… — Richard North Patterson Copy Share Image
Writing a song isn't that hard. Writing a good song is difficult. Let's face it, we're faced with taking a complex feeling… — Ann Reed Copy Share Image
When really writing I'm not a good friend. Because writing disorganizes the social self, you become atomized. It scrambles you, sometimes to… — Tony Kushner Copy Share Image
I try to make the writing as regular and regimented as possible. I usually get up at around 5 a.m. and read… — Christopher Paul Curtis Copy Share Image
“I'm more interested in becoming a commercial writer, and unfortunately, commentary on my writing from a bunch of other unpublished writers is… — John Scalzi Copy Share Image
You don't start out writing good stuff. You start out writing crap and thinking it's good stuff, and then gradually you get… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
I think the closest thing I can come to defining what that vital thing is for me - is that there's a… — Mary Gaitskill Copy Share Image
I just hope that readers and publishers continue to appreciate good writing and good storytelling in all their various forms. And I… — Karen Thompson Walker Copy Share Image
I think that writers are best served by sticking to their writing. Not having loads of theories about the best way to… — Hilton Als Copy Share Image
