“Every act of art is a good faith attempt to arrest time – the motion of life – and make contact with… — Kilroy J. Oldster Copy Share Image
“There's nothing more intoxicating than creating something from nothing. Creating something from yourself." Professor Piper” — Rainbow Rowell Copy Share Image
“Your writing should be filled with simple complexities and complex simplicities. Because that is life.” — Christy Hall Copy Share Image
“Writers need faith, or else we can never trust the action of our words!” — Leslie Austin Copy Share Image
“When you hurt one of your characters and then type faster to finish a scene while saying, "I'm sorry! I'm sorry! I'm… — A.R. Fagundes Copy Share Image
“Writing word after word represents a type of power, the sort of command that a person amasses slowly with thoughtful inquiry.” — Kilroy J. Oldster Copy Share Image
“A writer will always be a writer. It's not a choice, it's a destiny.” — Stephanie Lennox Copy Share Image
“I just slept for fifteen hours straight. Yes, writing a musical is THAT exhausting!” — Christy Hall 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
In the writing process, the more the story cooks, the better. The brain works for you even when you are at rest.… — Doris Lessing Copy Share Image
“I suck the words word-dry to me, assimilated orderly at breakeye speed still hard and harder softer then line-lined book-dry ‘til not… — Chila Woychik Copy Share Image
It's not writing in the traditional sense, but I've always said that the writing process continues on the set and even into… — Robert B. Weide Copy Share Image
“Start with a word. A word leads to a sentence, which leads to a paragraph, which leads to a chapter, which leads… — Mark Pettinger Copy Share Image
“...there is a myth called objective reality - we think an impersonal world exists apart from us - it doesn't - it… — John Geddes Copy Share Image
I enjoy talking to groups who are interested in the writing process or the industry. I never teach - because truthfully, I… — Lori Foster Copy Share Image
If we were truly in the studio making a record, it would have been more time consuming, and certainly I would have… — Taylor Dayne 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
“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
“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
“Writing had never become routine for him, but remained a constant surprise. He was always surprised at how much fun it was,… — Nora Roberts 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
“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
“Research" is a wonderful word for writers. It serves as excuse for EVERYTHING” — Rayne Hall Copy Share Image
“Write the ending first and then you'll know before the opening sentence that it's going to be a good book.” — Richelle E. Goodrich Copy Share Image
I always thought the writing process for movies and TV shows was just a blueprint. The making of it was the thing. — Sam Esmail Copy Share Image
“Writing like this is a little like milking a cow: the milk is so rich and delicious, and the cow is so… — Anne Lamott Copy Share Image
“I recommend writing standing up from time to time. It's easier to dance when you finish writing.” — Diego Ramos Copy Share Image
Anxiety is not only an inevitable part of the writing process but a necessary part. If you’re not scared, you’re not writing. — Ralph Keyes Copy Share Image
When the writing is good, a book becomes a mirror. The reader will see an uncanny familiarity and respond accordingly — Jen Knox 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
“Many writers write because they’ve been there, seen that, did it and burnt their fingers” — Bangambiki Habyarimana Copy Share Image
The writing process was some of the most exciting and rewarding moments of my life. It felt a lot like being in… — Ethan Hawke Copy Share Image
“Young people ask why I became a writer, as if it were something I decided. I didn't decide; it grew on me… — M.V. Carey Copy Share Image
“The brain is like a muscle; books are the diet and writing is the workout.” — Stewart Stafford Copy Share Image
“I am swimming in a sea of words, attempting to keep my head above water.” — Christy Hall Copy Share Image
My writing process has changed because it's harder to find uninterrupted time. — Ann Patchett Copy Share Image
“Writing is like gardening. Planting, watering, and weeding are not enough. You have to prune if you want growth.” — Ron Brackin Copy Share Image
The pleasure for me is in the writing process, which has its own challenges. — Thiagarajan Kumararaja Copy Share Image
