Writing Style Quotes

19 quotes by 18 authors

I went through a big Alice Cooper phase, which was probably a major influence on my writing style later, especially after Plastic Surgery Disasters. — Jello Biafra
Nightclub City tells the behind-the-scenes story of Manhattan's glamorous nightlife at its peak. Packed with colorful characters, terrific original research, and an unusually accessible writing… — Debby Applegate
My writing style is very sensual, as in sensory detail — Laurell K. Hamilton
After working as a journalist I went to a writing program at Johns Hopkins. It was interesting because it was neither journalistic nor historical, but… — Iris Chang
A simple [writing] style is the result of very hard work. — William Zinsser
My informal writing style is a political choice, because I want feminism to be more accessible. — Jessica Valenti
All nonfiction writers, whether they like it or not, are translators. The translator is the perfect journalist. The best journalism endeavors to convey an essential… — Ilan Stavans
Changing writing styles is like an actor taking on a different part. — Ed McBain
I'm an untrained musician. Untrained musicians don't really have any music theory, they don't have a lot of rules. We break the rules, but it's… — Black Francis
It's somewhat of a contradiction, .. I guess the quieter the voice, the more necessary it is to push it. It's not going to leap… — David Bergen
Artspeak is an arcane writing style that can result in a vocabulary of obscurities... Today, some of the more spectacular examples are in artist's statements. — Robert Genn
You have to know writing styles well before you can copy them - and then incorporate parts of them into your own style. — Josh Lieb
I discovered Christopher Isherwood in college. His writing style is so direct, warm, and inclusive. — Claire Danes
I write lustily and humorously. It isn't calculated; it's the way I think. I've invented a writing style that expresses who I am. — Erica Jong
Nothing is too long or too short either if you have a true and interesting tale and what I call a "graphic" writing style combined… — Charles Portis
I think talking is as casual as blogging, and sometimes writing can be as casual as talking. My informal writing style is a political choice,… — Jessica Valenti
I think my teacher are annoyed my note writing style because my t 's l's until I come across a l or a t then… — Michael Country
We wanted to create an environment where if a game player enjoyed the writing style of a particular game designer, he or she could look… — David Crane
Well, Peter has a writing style, but again, time changes subject matters and attitudes. — Josh Silver

Who Wrote These Writing Style Quotes

18 authors contributed a total of 19 Writing Style Quotes as follows: