“Writing, is not a race. Is to distill the soul letter by letter in a slow and delicate process that will take… — J.E. Negrete Copy Share Image
The most difficult and complicated part of the writing process is the beginning. — A. B. Yehoshua Copy Share Image
“...the most beautiful things don't always make you happy - often they make you weep...” — John Geddes Copy Share Image
“Kalo nggak nulis, ya baca. Kalo nggak baca, ya nonton film saja lah.” — Sylvia L'Namira Copy Share Image
“The ending to your book is different from the ending to your plot.” — Jennifer Probst Copy Share Image
“Life baffles me most days. Maybe that's why I write. To try and make sense of it all.” — Christy Hall Copy Share Image
“If a plot is a novel's skeleton, and characters are the muscle, then theme is its soul.” — Janice Hardy Copy Share Image
I don't see myself directing things I don't write because, to me, directing was just an extension of the writing process. — Danny Strong Copy Share Image
Every word I write is like a drop of my blood. If it's flowed passionately and long, I need time to recover… — Red Haircrow Copy Share Image
“Memory and imagination allow us to enter the womb of creation, devise the lens through which we translate our surroundings, and create… — Kilroy J. Oldster Copy Share Image
“The best stories come from deep within us and are of us. Either our inner child comes out to play and makes… — Judith Kohnen Copy Share Image
We have a writing process that's very much you try to create the character in a complicated way and then you let… — Aaron Ehasz Copy Share Image
Each book starts from ashes really. I don't feel that I have this to say or that to say or this story… — Philip Roth Copy Share Image
“For many writers the goal is a thousand words a day. For me, just give me one thought, and the words will… — Garry Fitchett Copy Share Image
Of course, when you're making a documentary, you don't have actors, but nonetheless, there is a writing process that does take place… — Rithy Panh Copy Share Image
When I started my writing process for 'Empty Bank,' everything had to do with money. It was at a time in my… — Jay IDK Copy Share Image
“Writing is an effort at truth telling, but each person’s version of truth and his or her means of conveying it are… — Kilroy J. Oldster Copy Share Image
“Writing a personal essay or memoir addresses how a person thinks and behaves in the context of society’s prevailing moral and ethical… — Kilroy J. Oldster Copy Share Image
“A shaman and a writer each serve as their communities’ seers by engaging in extraordinary acts of conscientious study of the past… — Kilroy J. Oldster Copy Share Image
“Never stop writing. Whether you’re writing a novel, screen play or just keeping a journal, it’s integral that you make writing a… — Leigh Hershkovich Copy Share Image
“Don't give in to doubt. Never be discouraged if your first draft isn't what you thought it would be. Given skill and… — David Morrell Copy Share Image
“Well, writing novels is incredibly simple: an author sits down…and writes. Granted, most writers I know are a bit strange. Some, downright… — Christopher Hopper Copy Share Image
Writers often like to talk about how intuitive the writing process is, but in truth, building a book is a remarkably unintuitive… — Rebecca Serle Copy Share Image
“To write a profound thought, I have to put myself onto a very special stratum, otherwise the ideas and words just don't… — Muriel Barbery Copy Share Image
For me, writing is more a process of discovering the book than planning it. — Lois McMaster Bujold Copy Share Image
“On the worst day of writing, the work is instructive. On the best day, the act is transcendent.” — Chuck Wendig Copy Share Image
It does feel great to be writing, but the process is sometimes excruciating. — Carrie Brownstein Copy Share Image
“I can't wait to get back to writing today so I can see what happens next Kim Cormack” — Kim Cormack Copy Share Image
“academic writing is a process of making intelligent choices, not of following rigid rules.” — Helen Sword Copy Share Image
“Do not worry about what words to use. Worry about why this story needs to be told and the rest will take… — Moira Katson Copy Share Image
I wasn't letting people in with the music writing process, and for a long time, I thought I was hard to work… — Tobias Forge Copy Share Image
I start casting early in the writing process, so I can tailor the script to the gifts of the actors. — Judd Apatow Copy Share Image
The writing process for me is pretty much always the same - it's a solitary experience. — Sheryl Crow Copy Share Image
“I prefer to be on the side of losers, the misunderstood or lonely people rather than writing about the strong and powerful.” — Núria Añó Copy Share Image
“What is it about us lady authors and our fascination for the exclamation mark?” — E.A. Bucchianeri Copy Share Image
“To find the courage to keep writing after constant failure is awesomeness. Winning is eminent.” — Sereda Aleta Dailey Copy Share Image
“What is your advice to young writers?” “Drink, fuck and smoke plenty of cigarettes.” — Charles Bukowski Copy Share Image
“You're never as good a writer as you think you are, and you're never as bad. Just keep reading and writing, writing,… — Don Roff Copy Share Image
I envy those writers who outline their novels, who know where they're going. But I find writing is a process of discovery. — Jay McInerney Copy Share Image
