Writing Quote by Agnes Nixon

“The hardest part of writing is the same as doing your homework...it's staying seated in your chair.”

— Anonymous

“Writing is like a muscle, the more you use it, the stronger it gets.”

— Avery Breyer

“A piece of writing has to start somewhere, go somewhere, and sit down when it gets there.”

— John McPhee

The art of writing is the art of applying the seat of the pants to the seat of the chair.

— Mary Heaton Vorse

“If every time you sat down, you expected something great, writing would always be a great disappointment. Plus that expectation would also keep you…

— Natalie Goldberg

“You can only write well, what you have experienced.”

— Lailah Gifty Akita

“Most of the ideas I’ve gotten for novels or screenplays have occurred to me while I was either shaving or taking a bath. A…

— Gary Reilly

“When I want to write something I just sit down (or stand up) and do it. Scribble, scribble, nothing could be easier. It helps,…

— Edward Abbey

“As with most things, my approach to writing has been entirely ass-backwards. I first had to become everything but a writer -- exhaust all…

— Quentin R. Bufogle

“If you're a writer, write. And always strive for excellence.”

— Linda Yezak

“The best thing about writing is that your imagination has no bounds.”

— Wayne Ellis

“Sitting to think of what to write will only set your ass on fire, give you headache, twist your face to look stupid, instead,…

— Michael Bassey Johnson