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I also thought of playing improvisational jazz and I did take lessons for a while. At first I tried to write fiction by making up… — Amy Tan
You may be able to write a novel, you may not. You will never know until you have worked very hard indeed and written at… — Ngaio Marsh
You must be able to write. You must have a sense of form, of pattern, of design. You must have a respect for and a… — Ngaio Marsh
I had wanted to write Ghost Country for a long time, but it wouldn't work. — Sara Paretsky
I realised I'd never climb Everest but thought I could still write a book — Sara Paretsky
It took me nine months to write 60 pages. It was very frustrating — Sara Paretsky
What I try to do is write a story about a detective rather than a detective story. Keeping the reader fooled until the last, possible… — Dashiell Hammett
I write every day when I'm at home - trying to catch up with correspondence. — Colin Dexter
I think that you've got to be prepared to write a load of nonsense to start with and then you can tart it up. The… — Colin Dexter
I do not allow fan-fiction. The characters are copyrighted. It upsets me terribly to even think about fan-fiction with my characters. I advise my readers… — Anne Rice
Protect your voice and your vision. If going on the Internet and reading Internet reviews is bad for you, donâ€™t do it. â€¦ Do what… — Anne Rice
I felt that I had to write. Even if I had never been published, I knew that I would go on writing, enjoying it and… — Gwendolyn Brooks
I've always thought of myself as a reporter. When people ask why I don't stop writing, I say, `Look at what's happening in this world.… — Gwendolyn Brooks
I just don't write musically, but lyrically, yeah I write. — Tom Araya
These pages are not my confession; theyâ€™re my definition. And I feel, as I begin to write it, that I can write it with some… — Fernando Pessoa
I write a manifesto and I want nothing, yet I say certain things, and in principle I am against manifestoes, as I am also against… — Tristan Tzara
I think all the boys that write the screaming stuff would write the best love songs... because they have the most to hide. The guys… — Tori Amos
Maybe I should write 'Tiger Who?' on my cap. — Vijay Singh
I like to write about women who are talented and capable, but most important, retain their femininity. Women have tremendous power - their femininity, because… — Sidney Sheldon
I will not write about anyplace in the world unless I've been there to personally research it — Sidney Sheldon

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