Books Quote by Achy Obejas

A journalist is stimulated by a deadline. He writes worse when he has time

— Karl Kraus

Sometimes the way comes later, when I'm not working or thinking about it at all. When stories don't work, you try to convince yourself…

— Mary J. Miller

Journalism is literature in a hurry.

— Matthew Arnold

Journalism has become a sort of competitive screeching: what is trivial but noisy and immediate takes precedence over important matters that develop over time.

— Ted Koppel

“...a deadline should not prevent you from writing, but writing will help prevent you from missing your deadline. Then write a word. Then remind…

— Courtney Summers

Journalism is a craft that takes years to learn. It's like golf. You never get it right all the time. It's a game of…

— Ben Huh

For someone who wants to write a story, they should go on thinking about the story. When it comes up to a level, where…

— Sudha Murty

This much we know: Journalism is not a precise science. It's, on its best day, is a crude art. We make mistakes; I make…

— Dan Rather

Journalism is the art of coming too late as early as possible. I’ll never master that.

— Stig Dagerman

Usually, I have a lot of acquaintance with the story before I start writing it. When I didn't have regular time to give to…

— Alice Munro

Work extra hard on the beginning of your story, so it snares reader's instantly. And know how you're going to end your story before…

— Joan Lowery Nixon

“One thing writers have in common is the need to procrastinate. People don't really understand this, but it's not avoiding work, it is work.…

— Steven T. Seagle