Before Quote by Chris Abani

Writing is 1% inspiration, 99% not getting distracted by the internet.

— Anonymous

I won't deny that I have a far more productive writing life without the Internet, mostly because I rekindle my ability to concentrate on…

— Heidi Julavits

The Internet is the best and worst thing to happen to writing. It makes it so easy to quickly satisfy a lot of curiosity…

— Myriam Gurba

There's an awful temptation to just keep on researching. There comes a point where you just have to stop, and start writing.

— David McCullough

One problem with writing on the computer, as I do, is that the page is never really 'blank." It is backed by all this…

— Dan Chiasson

I have always felt that the Internet was a more important research tool for a writer than an artist.

— Bella Freud

I try to do as little as possible without looking like an idiot. Research is fun and easy. Writing is hard. So I try…

— Zachary Lazar

When you find yourself on the Internet when you're supposed to be writing, you've already lost. It's even beyond procrastination when you end up…

— Noah Baumbach

Research is all well and good, but I definitely enjoy writing the most. I will happily sit at my computer and work on a…

— Debra Hamel

I do like the research part of writing, I must admit.

— C. J. Box

I tend to delay writing by doing more research - it's really the act of writing the piece that I have the hardest time…

— James Surowiecki

I rarely use the internet for research, as I find the process cumbersome and detestable. The information gained is often untrustworthy and couched in…

— Annie Proulx