Down and Quote by Chris Daughtry

I haven't stuck to any formula. Most great writers stick to the same style, but I wanted to be more various

— Irwin Shaw

I know that a lot of people like to say "formula." I think that as soon as you start to have a formula imputed…

— Jeff Wachtel

Writers don't need to be given formulas; they need to be shown possibilities.

— Barry Lane

When I start to write, I don't have any plan at all. I just wait for the story to come.

— Haruki Murakami

People seem to think there's a magic formula to writing, i just write 1 word at a time.

— Stephen King

We are comfortable with formulas, but the best happens when the formula doesn't work.

— Alber Elbaz

I react to what is necessary. I would like to eschew any formula.

— John Kenneth Galbraith

Formula One isn't for me. You have to be meticulous and perfect every time.

— Travis Pastrana

I should probably confess that I get bored easily, which explains my reluctance to work with formula, tropes, whatever.

— Kit Reed

Writing is such a weird emotional thing. It's hard. If you sit down with a plan to write something, it's going to be harder.

— Lauren Miller

I think if I try to develop a formula, it ends up not working.

— Chris Daughtry

I've always kind of wrote when I wanted to. Once I get the idea in my head and get it outlined out, I usually…

— Amanda Hocking