Productive Quote by Anonymous

Even the most productive writers are expert dawdlers.

— Donald Murray

“If you’re working with a writer, chances are you’re an expert. And if you’re an expert, chances are you’re boring. You can’t help it.…

— David Litt

“Writers write because they're writers.”

— Brian A. McBride

“To be a great Writer, Write what you know & Write what other writers wouldn't write about.”

— Maryann Gestwicki

“Every so often I'll hear writers say that there are other writers they would read if for no other reason than to marvel at…

— Francine Prose

“Becoming a successful professional writer implies that one's own mind is entertaining enough to keep the work interesting. ”

— Robert Stump

“The people I've known who wanted to become writers, knowing what it meant, did become writers.”

— John Gardner

“Writing is an occupation in which you have to keep proving your talent to people who have none.”

— Jules Renard 1890

“Being a writer is a more difficult job than people imagine.”

— Sara Sheridan

“Some writers are born. Others learn. I was born a writer but have a lot to learn.”

— Donna Lynn Hope

“If you consider yourself a writer just write.”

— Sara Gran

“One thing that separates would-be writers from working writers is that the latter know their work will never match their dreams.”

— Ralph Keyes