Ability Quote by Charles Bukowski

I'm not too fond of the hard work and the constant battle with self-doubt that goes on when I write, but I figure that's…

— Robert Sheckley

“When you write, you believe in something no one else can see. You spend lots of time committed to a project for which there…

— Heather Sellers

“For the length of time it takes to write a book, you need to believe that you’re the only writer in existence; the only…

— Martin Cosgrove

I'm increasingly conscious of the fact that, even when we know a lot, there's an element of blind faith. For things to work well,…

— Rosalia

Many writers are paralyzed by the thought that they are competing with everybody else who is trying to write and presumably doing it better....…

— William Zinsser

“Writing is difficult. You do it all alone without encouragement and without any certainty that you'll ever be published or paid or even that…

— Octavia E. Butler

“I present a full proof method for discovering whether or not your being a writer, a natural wordsmith, is your gift or just your…

— A.K. Kuykendall

I'm always doubting my work, even when people are kind enough to say good things. I still have a hard time believing I've written…

— Donald Ray Pollock

You have to work hard to get to the top of your game. I think every writer has doubts! I still do all the…

— Rick Riordan

As a writer, you live in permanent self-doubt; youre on permanent trial.

— Antonio Munoz Molina

Anxiety and doubt are among my biggest struggles as a writer.

— Laura van den Berg

“ I also know that not everyone will like what I do, and that there are many people who do love my work, and…

— Kate Forsyth