Character Quote by Aimee Bender

When I'm writing a novel or doing other serious writing work, I do it on a schedule that dictates writing either 2,000 words a…

— John Scalzi

One of the agonies of being an author is to know when to stop writing.

— Henning Mankell

I'm very rigid about my schedule. I sit down at 8 A.M., and the Internet blocker goes on. My standard time is 120 minutes.…

— Claire Cameron

The point of good writing is knowing when to stop.

— Lucy Maud Montgomery

The only strategy I know of is to write every day, which I don't always do, because sometimes I just can't, for various reasons…

— Nick Flynn

I write whenever it suits me. During a creative period I write every day; a novel should not be interrupted. When I cease to…

— Francois Mauriac

I always try to block out an hour or so a day to read. Being a writer is a job, and reading helps train…

— Karin Slaughter

I am a disciplined person. When I am writing, I write for 7-8 hours.

— Amish Tripathi

And when I'm writing, I write a lot anyway. I might write pages and pages of conversation between characters that don't necessarily end up…

— Norton Juster

I'm a workmanlike writer. I show up every day and treat it like a job. The old rule that writing is like any other…

— Justin Cronin

When I get started each day, I read through and correct the previous day's 2,000 words, then start on the next. As I reach…

— Neal Asher

It surprises me constantly that my sometimes-unorthodox approach has such a large following, but I'm very grateful to my readers for allowing me to…

— Grant Morrison