I never get sick of writing my own stories because there's a certain comfort in knowing you will never run out of… — Augusten Burroughs Copy Share Image
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What I'm doing is writing stories about women who care about justice. They are women who think about the difference between right… — Lisa Scottoline Copy Share Image
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I'm not so presumptuous to feel that they're gonna get it right away, get exactly what I have in mind. I hope… — Faith Ringgold Copy Share Image
I would quite like to become a mainstream thriller writer, obviously, because I enjoy writing those stories, and it is the best… — Sarah Pinborough Copy Share Image
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I didn't know how story worked. So, when writing the screenplay, people introduced me to the science of it. And I'm grateful.… — Donald Miller Copy Share Image
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Love is anticipation and memory, uncertainty and longing. It’s unreasonable, of course. Nothing begins with so much excitement and hope and pleasure… — John Dufresne Copy Share Image
It's possible I'm a weird person, you know, and if I could only write for people who are like me, I wouldn't… — Greg van Eekhout Copy Share Image
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The one thing with writing stories about the rise of fascism is that if you wait long enough, you'll almost certainly be… — Alan Moore Copy Share Image
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I have been successful probably because I have always realized that I knew nothing about writing and have merely tried to tell… — Edgar Rice Burroughs Copy Share Image
Writing stories is my way of scratching that itch: my escape from the claustrophobia of individuality. It lets me, at least for… — Emma Donoghue Copy Share Image
I know the fastest way for me to get acclaim is to criticize the league. I can do that tomorrow. I come… — Cris Collinsworth Copy Share Image
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I certainly have been writing stories that are hard science fiction, that are very reminiscent of 'Golden Age tales' from the '40s… — Ken Liu Copy Share Image
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I spent 12 years of my life writing stories without black people. That's insane to me. It's insane that I could have… — Tomi Adeyemi Copy Share Image
You learn by writing short stories. Keep writing short stories. The money's in novels, but writing short stories keeps your writing lean… — Larry Niven Copy Share Image
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If nobody is looking for a story, and I have no reason to write a story, I would really much rather to… — Stan Lee Copy Share Image
At eleven I was at the peak of my creative powers: I was writing stories and playlets, putting together poetryprojects. I was… — Todd Solondz Copy Share Image
I was very in my own head as a kid. But I liked it there! I was just writing poetry, writing stories,… — Arlo Parks Copy Share Image
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When your story is ready for rewrite, cut it to the bone. Get rid of every ounce of excess fat. This is… — Stephen King Copy Share Image
The U.S. is a rainbow of people with an endless scope of stories. My hope is that writing stories about people of… — Lela Loren Copy Share Image
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