--- title: "8 Writing Particularly Quotes by 7 authors" description: "Browse 8 Writing Particularly quotes by 7 authors. Discover the best Writing Particularly sayings and thoughts." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/2c6/rebecca-wells-2803_challenges_i-never-claimed-to-be-a-low-maintenance_189723.png" --- > [I never claimed to be a low-maintenance gal, but when I'm writing, it's particularly challenging. I lose things constantly: my watch, my…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rebecca-wells/i-never-claimed-to-be-a-low-maintenance-gal-but-when-i-m-writing-it-s/) [Rebecca Wells](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rebecca-wells/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/2c6/rebecca-wells-2803_challenges_i-never-claimed-to-be-a-low-maintenance_189723.png) > [If the day's writing has been particularly good or particularly bad, a glass of scotch will be involved.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/stephen-j-dubner/if-the-day-s-writing-has-been-particularly-good-or-particularly-bad-a/) [Stephen J. Dubner](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/stephen-j-dubner/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/35f/stephen-j-dubner-13900_bad_if-the-day-s-writing-has-been-particular_700048.jpg) > [The twentieth century saw a professionalization of fiction writing, particularly in its second half and particularly in the Anglo-Saxon world - not…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/zia-haider-rahman/the-twentieth-century-saw-a-professionalization-of-fiction-writing/) [Zia Haider Rahman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/zia-haider-rahman/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ab9/zia-haider-rahman-16075_world_the-twentieth-century-saw-a-professional_1532792.jpg) > [When I first read 'At Freddie's', I was struggling with my own writing, particularly with how to write about a sad subject…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ben-dolnick/when-i-first-read-at-freddie-s-i-was-struggling-with-my-own-writing/) [Ben Dolnick](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ben-dolnick/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/78a/ben-dolnick-16441_books_when-i-first-read-at-freddie-s-i-was-str_1688513.jpg) > [“Write even when you don't want to, don't much like what you are writing, and aren't writing particularly well.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/agatha-christie/write-even-when-you-don-t-want-to-don-t-much-like-what-you-are/) [Agatha Christie](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/agatha-christie/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/293/agatha-christie-154_writing_write-even-when-you-don-t-want-to-don-t_1729247.jpg) > [There was a moment when I changed from an amateur to a professional. I assumed the burden of a profession, which is…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/agatha-christie/there-was-a-moment-when-i-changed-from-an-amateur-to-a-professional-i/) [Agatha Christie](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/agatha-christie/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/397/agatha-christie-154_burden_there-was-a-moment-when-i-changed-from-a_2223094.jpg) > [I think of writing--particularly of writing picture books--as a kind of choreography. A picture book must have pace and movement and pattern.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/beatrice-schenk-de-regniers/i-think-of-writing-particularly-of-writing-picture-books-as-a-kind-of/) [Beatrice Schenk de Regniers](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/beatrice-schenk-de-regniers/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/0e4/beatrice-schenk-de-regniers-83_book_i-think-of-writing-particularly-of-writi_2520740.jpg) > [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/zadie-smith/and-it-s-just-anathema-to-being-a-writer-it-s-not-healthy-but-in/) [Zadie Smith](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/zadie-smith/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/7b3/zadie-smith-584_anathema_and-it-s-just-anathema-to-being-a-writer_2748084.jpg) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/writing-particularly/#itemlist", "name": "Writing Particularly Quotes", "numberOfItems": 8, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "I never claimed to be a low-maintenance gal, but when I'm writing, it's particularly challenging. 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