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Writing Quotes by Nicholas Sparks
- There's always pressure, a great deal of pressure, when writing, since my first books were so successful.
- I write 2,000 words a day when I write. It sometimes takes three hours, it sometimes takes five hours.
- I don't write fantasy, I write reality. Also, my novels have roots to Greek tragedies and as such, there has to be tragedy.
- You can't be a writer if you don't write, it's just that simple.
- Too many writers think that all you need to do is write well-but that's only part of what a good book is. Above all, a…
- I don't write romance novels.
- I have certain moral parameters that I do not cross in writing; I don't write about adultery or kids having premarital sex.
- By reading a lot of novels in a variety of genres, and asking questions, it's possible to learn how things are done - the mechanics…
- Dramatic fiction - William Shakespeare made his biggest mark writing dramatic love stories.
- Focus in on the genre you want to write, and read books in that genre. A LOT of books by a variety of authors. And…
- Above all, a query letter is a sales pitch and it is the single most important page an unpublished writer will ever write. It's the…
- I suppose more than anything, it's the way of life in this part of the country that influences my writing. In Eastern North Carolina, with…
- I'm writing a new love story, set in eastern North Carolina. Surprise, surprise, huh?
- In all love stories the theme is love and tragedy, so by writing these types of stories, I have to include tragedy.
- Publishing is a business. Writing may be art, but publishing, when all is said and done, comes down to dollars.
- Writing the last page of the first draft is the most enjoyable moment in writing. It's one of the most enjoyable moments in life, period.
- In time, the hurt began to fade and it was easier to just let it go. At least I thought it was. But in every…
- Dear John, tell me everything. Write it all down, that way, we’ll be with each other all the time, even if we’re not with each…
- I love you now as I write this, and I love you now as you read this
- When I write to you, I feel your breath; when you read them, I imagine you feel mine. Is it that way with you too?…
- write what readers want to read, which isn’t necessarily what you want to write.
- As I write, I am struggling with the ghost of someone I loved and lost. I now understand more fully the difficulties you were going…
- What's the challenge in writing a novel that few people will read? I'm more than happy writing what I do and have no plans to…
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- I write the paragraph, then I'm crossing out, changing words, trying to improve it. When it seems more or less OK, then… — Paul Auster
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- A professional writer is an amateur who didn't quit. — Richard Bach
- In every song I write, whether it's a love song or a political song or a song about family, the one thing… — Billie Joe Armstrong
- I grew up in a working-class family, so I guess you could say I write from what I know. — Andrea Arnold
- Writing comes more easily if you have something to say. — Sholem Asch
- Individual science fiction stories may seem as trivial as ever to the blinder critics and philosophers of today - but the core… — Isaac Asimov
- If my doctor told me I had only six minutes to live, I wouldn't brood. I'd type a little faster. — Isaac Asimov
- Science fiction writers foresee the inevitable, and although problems and catastrophes may be inevitable, solutions are not. — Isaac Asimov