Bases Quote by Barry Lane

I always talk to my students about the need to write for the joy of writing. I try to sort of disaggregate the acclaim…

— Kim Edwards

It's very hard to find good and wholesome, edifying and challenging writing for the students to perform. In my classroom I strive to do…

— Patricia Mauceri

Writing is one of the few activities where quantity will inevitably make quality. The more you write, the better you're going to get at…

— Harlan Coben

Writing for others is great cos you can tailor it for them.

— Craig David

The writing workshops and programs that are everywhere have encouraged writing. And if that produces more writing, it's also producing more readers of an…

— James Salter

Teach your students real-world writing purposes, add a teacher who models his or her struggles with the writing process, throw in lots of real-world…

— Kelly Gallagher

Schools don't really allow failure and yet it's part of any endeavour, not just writing.

— Roddy Doyle

Bad writing as a conscious goal is liberating for students: They are freed to be creative in a new and different way.

— Amitava Kumar

I am always urging my students to honor their writing practice, to set up a schedule.

— Tayari Jones

Write about what you know and care deeply about. When one puts one's self on paper - that is what is called good writing.

— Joel Chandler Harris

Writing is a way of sharing our humanity.

— William McIlvanney

Schools don't really allow failure and yet it's a valid part of any endeavour, not just writing.

— Roddy Doyle