Pico Iyer describes his writing as "intimate letters to a stranger," and I think that is what the writing process is. It… — Terry Tempest Williams Copy Share Image
“Isn't the writing of good prose an emotional excitement?" "Yes, of course it is. At least, when you get the thing dead… — Dorothy Sayers Copy Share Image
“The night before a deadline, I usually am in desperate need of a back rub. And new wrists. And candy. And little… — Christy Hall Copy Share Image
I try not to think too much about my writing process - I tend to feel my way forward and find more… — Nick Petrie Copy Share Image
“Sometimes a fresh perspective is all you need to get a second wind on the revision process. Try viewing your material on… — V.S. Watson Copy Share Image
The real writing of a piece comes only when you are performing it. It is why I like theatre. In film and… — Robert Lepage Copy Share Image
“You cannot write the pages you love without writing the pages you hate. Nothing that you write is pointless, useless, or unnecessary.… — Robin Black Copy Share Image
“The irony that all writers confront and must overcome is that the writer is afraid to commence, frightened to finish what is… — Kilroy J. Oldster Copy Share Image
I've also been writing with my guitarist, Ted Barnes, and he's amazing. Writing with him has taught me a lot about my… — Beth Orton Copy Share Image
I love to play with language; make it do tricks, turn a word inside out to see if it's got a hidden… — Larry Gelbart Copy Share Image
“Art is not a metonym for truth telling. All art is a form of a falsifying; otherwise why would anyone need art… — Kilroy J. Oldster Copy Share Image
“I’ve had a fountain pen surgically implanted in my left index finger to save trouble. My body is tattooed with line upon… — Chila Woychik Copy Share Image
“When I pour a bowl of Uncle Sam’s cereal, I never know if I should stand when I eat, salute it first,… — Chila Woychik Copy Share Image
“All good writers write [terrible first drafts.] This is how they end up with good second drafts and terrific third drafts. .… — Anne Lamott Copy Share Image
“No writing is wasted. Did you know that sourdough from San Francisco is leavened partly by a bacteria called lactobacillus sanfrancisensis? It… — Erin Bow Copy Share Image
I don't really have a writing process. I don't write at all but, honestly, I feel like it's a modern-day writing because… — Lil Baby Copy Share Image
“[G]reat stories communicate simple truths that reflect the poetic dimensions of the human soul. Not only do powerful characters help us understand… — Kate Wright Copy Share Image
“It's not the writing part that's hard. What's hard is sitting down to write. What keeps us from sitting down is Resistance.” — Steven Pressfield Copy Share Image
“They chased money, fast cars, and business empires. And all I ever wanted was to stare at the stars in the night… — Avijeet Das Copy Share Image
“To air one's views gratuitously, however, is to imply that the demand for them is brisk, which may not be the case,… — Strunk Jr., William Copy Share Image
“Writing is a form of intense thinking that takes a person on a journey into previously uncharted territory of the writer’s mind.” — Kilroy J. Oldster Copy Share Image
