“A story is entirely determined by what portion of time it chooses to narrate.” — Joan Silber Copy Share Image
Crassly put: When I write, I am trying not to bore myself and my readers. — Rita Dove Copy Share Image
It is just that heavy metal musicians write in minor keys, and when you do that, you frighten people. — Ronnie James Dio Copy Share Image
I write songs about things that I'm simultaneously trying not to think about. — Warren Zevon Copy Share Image
Characters are not created by writers. They pre-exist and have to be found. — Elizabeth Bowen Copy Share Image
“Some things are just like riding a bicycle; you jump on, pedal, and hope you don’t fall.” — Henry Mosquera Copy Share Image
I think the criticism that I take to heart is from other writers that I respect. — Steve Earle Copy Share Image
If you want to write something of length, however modern and radical, you must live the life of an elderly gentleman of… — Arthur Smith Copy Share Image
“I have just received your letter, and shall devote this whole morning to answering it, as I foresee that a little writing… — Jane Austen Copy Share Image
“A writer's high doesn't come from thinking about the end result, only of the moment, one word, one sentence, one phrase at… — C.J. Heck Copy Share Image
I'm partial to coffee shops, brain work, and poems on the page. I write after midnight. Sometimes, twisty syntax happens, and I… — Marvin Bell Copy Share Image
I choose to write characters from the inside because I feel like that's the way I'm gonna get the most honest version… — Charlie Kaufman Copy Share Image
I always feel a responsibility to the people I write about. I feel obligated to portray them in the way they feel… — Heather Graham Pozzessere Copy Share Image
That's what fascinates me about these writers' retreats: You're in these small spaces with small groups of people, and all of the… — Lynn Coady Copy Share Image
Writing a book has about it some of the anxiety of telling a joke and having to wait several years to know… — Alain de Botton Copy Share Image
We have seen over and over that white male historians in general have tended to dismiss any history they didn't themselves write,on… — Adrienne Rich Copy Share Image
Critics can say what they like about the films, but very often, there's a certain expectation of documentaries that they're supposed to… — Alex Gibney Copy Share Image
Ever since I was a little kid, I got bored, so I learned to sing, and I started singing lessons. And then… — Troye Sivan Copy Share Image
In a sense, you're always mythologizing your life; it's always an effort to make yourself epic. At least in fiction you can… — Sherman Alexie Copy Share Image
When I talk about the pleasure principle, I don't say there is only one kind of pleasure, there are many kinds of… — Martin Amis Copy Share Image
I have to live to write. But I try to discipline myself into writing on the spot as well. I think it's… — Laufey Copy Share Image
I haven’t had trouble with writer’s block. I think it’s because my process involves writing very badly. My first drafts are filled… — Jennifer Egan Copy Share Image
Being a fiction writer is really like being an actor, because if you're going to write convincingly it has to sound right… — Ridley Pearson Copy Share Image
“An entrepreneur with strong network makes money even when he is asleep.” — Amit Kalantri Copy Share Image
I am a very personal writer. I write direct to the reader. I don't hold back. — Ruskin Bond Copy Share Image
“The telling of any character is what they do in a different situation.” — Sara Sheridan Copy Share Image
A politician should not be written off till he or she is cremated. — George Fernandes Copy Share Image
“To show don’t tell and all that other writery crap. (Adopted-orphan” — Gillian Flynn Copy Share Image
I tend not to write books that are really, really long, and I'm also a pretty fast writer. — Elizabeth Berg Copy Share Image
I begin with writing the first sentence—and trusting to Almighty God for the second. — Laurence Sterne Copy Share Image
A good storyteller is a person with a good memory and hopes other people haven't. — Irvin S. Cobb Copy Share Image
“Now that I was a novelist, I could not face the ignominy of failing to produce novels.” — Thomas Keneally Copy Share Image
I wrote in the book very specifically what I wanted to write about, period, and left it at. — Kate Adie Copy Share Image
