I earned two Emmy nominations for writing, and two of the shows I had written were nominated for best in their category. — Rita Mae Brown Copy Share Image
If you write your best, even if you have to throw it out later, it's not wasted effort. You're getting better. — Anonymous Copy Share Image
The writer studies literature, not the world. He is careful of what he reads, for that is what he will write. — Annie Dillard Copy Share Image
In an idealized world, we would all be able to do what our English teachers told us to do, which is to… — Will Schwalbe Copy Share Image
I got into writing to become a 'Star Trek' writer. I was a rabid fan. I had shelves and shelves and shelves… — Bryan Fuller Copy Share Image
I do like writing. When I was a little kid, I used to love writing funny, silly stories - and my mom… — Laurie Hernandez Copy Share Image
Richard Hugo taught me that anyone with a desire to write, an ear for language and a bit of imagination could become… — James Welch Copy Share Image
“It is impossible to capture the essence of love in writing, only its symptoms remain, the erotic absorption, the huge disparity between… — Edna O'Brien Copy Share Image
The energy and generosity of spirit of the people I meet everywhere I perform is what inspires me to make music and… — Emma Hewitt Copy Share Image
I would rise, monk-like, at 6 A.M., speak to no one, make tea, and go immediately to my desk from which I… — Howard Jacobson Copy Share Image
When you write something, at first you might feel very defensive and protective of every single thing, but after a while, you… — Edgar Wright Copy Share Image
It is a wonderful thing in the process of writing when such paper characters are first sketched, and, when one is doing… — Gunter Grass Copy Share Image
I had a very high opinion of my father's judgement of things and he said, "You better get a job that pays… — Andrew Davies Copy Share Image
Riffing on language will create wonderful effects you never intended. Which leads me to this writing advice: 'Always take credit for good… — Roy Peter Clark Copy Share Image
“For instance, the writer of whom I speak indulges in the millionth mechanical repetition of the charge of mechanical repetition. He says… — G.K. Chesterton Copy Share Image
I write most of my stuff when I'm on a train or a plane, any mode of transport. I like trains because… — Eliot Sumner Copy Share Image
“Don't write for the market or for others. Write what you know, love and above all, write what you would love to… — Mark Rubinstein Copy Share Image
Though The Kite Runner was my first completed novel, I had been writing on and off for most of my life, primarily… — Khaled Hosseini Copy Share Image
You can't know what a book is about until the very end. This is true of a book we're reading or writing. — Lynda Barry Copy Share Image
I think one of the keys to better writing is releasing all of your ideas and to not be afraid. Dream big.… — Adora Svitak Copy Share Image
I barely have time to watch stuff that I'm in, or my friends' stuff. The bar for writing has really elevated and… — Molly Shannon Copy Share Image
I'm far from perfect, there's so many lessons I done learned If money's evil look at all the evil I done earned… — 50 Cent Copy Share Image
If you want to be a good writer, make sure you read. I'm amazed by how many people don't bother to do… — Mitch Albom Copy Share Image
Genre-spanning is the effort to make the live show interesting. It's also a great way to challenge yourself as a writer. — Jason Mraz Copy Share Image
When you are writing a memoir, you have the advantage of knowing how it all ends. It's just taking your life apart… — Koren Zailckas Copy Share Image
When I'm by myself - composing or writing film scores - it's very lonely. I'm just sitting by myself in the studio. — Ludwig Goransson Copy Share Image
When One Great Scorer comes to write against your name, He marks, not that you won or lost, but how you played… — Grantland Rice Copy Share Image
A lot of my buddies enjoy the writing part or the studio part, and I love the live show part. That's the… — Kevin Fowler Copy Share Image
The received image of a writer is that of an unproductive sensitive who suffers from the vapors, is enslaved by his gonads,… — George V Higgins Copy Share Image
I first wrote a biography of Thomas Carlyle, and it turned out I loved writing biographies and had a talent for it.… — Fred Kaplan Copy Share Image
When you're a writer and you're an adult, that's something you crave - that limitless imagination and love for worlds that don't… — Andy Muschietti Copy Share Image
Everybody's idea of a great book is different, of course. For me it's one that makes my jaw drop on every page,… — Carl Hiaasen Copy Share Image
Like every writer, I am asked where my work originates, and if I knew I would go there more often to find… — Arthur Miller Copy Share Image
I honestly feel like we never had a bad episode by TV standards. Every week I felt there were so many strong… — Donal Logue Copy Share Image
I'm only 49 years old. I'm still in the middle of this whole thing. I don't feel like it's finished at all.… — Paul McCartney Copy Share Image
The most annoying and full- of- crap thing a writer says is, I write only for myself, I don't care if anyone… — Harlan Coben Copy Share Image
“To be a successful fiction writer you have to write well, write a lot … and let ‘em know you’ve written it!… — Gerard de Marigny Copy Share Image
But at the same time, I have trouble keeping things out of books, which is why I don't write short stories because… — Jonathan Coe Copy Share Image
When you're in a band and write a song on your own, it isn't fully realized until it goes into somebody else's… — Ian MacKaye Copy Share Image
Write me up for 125, poster my face wanted dead or alive. Take my license all that jive, I can't drive 55. — Sammy Hagar Copy Share Image
