Quote by Christopher Isherwood

“Drafts would be written out in his hunched cursive, the words growing fatter as his pencil dulled against the page.”

— Brian Jay Jones

“A novel rough draft is like bread dough; you need to beat the crap out of it for it to rise.”

— Chris Baty

“He had forgotten how convincing the world could look, how sure of itself: its outlines and edges; it's gradations, recessions, protrusions; it's startling and…

— Gregory Maguire

“Here he produced two immense folded packets, which appeared each to contain a whole ream of closely written manuscript. They had been the labour…

— Walter Scott

“He found the original sheet of paper and scored the couplet out with thick lines. And in doing this there was a sense of…

— George Orwell

“The army had little attraction for him, but it afforded him the possibility of taking a great step toward his goal. After all, if…

— Pierre Boulle

“Then he explained in a whisper that the plan was composed entirely of awesome. It was made and designed by the House of Awesome,…

— nick harkaway

“And below, the notebook filled with fine cursive script, laying out in strict order conclusion and delusion, mingling myth and science, drawing from learned…

— Diana Gabaldon

“This afternoon, burn down the house. Tomorrow, pour critical water upon the simmering coals. Time enough to think and cut and rewrite tomorrow. But…

— Ray Bradbury

“A fluid choice, the choice of fantasy, is poured out on the ground and instantly hardens; it has taken its undeniable shape.”

— Alice Munro

“During those days, both the bed and my little rickety table were swimming in notes and scribbled-over manuscripts that I took turns working on,…

— Knut Hamsun

“It’s much easier to craft something beautiful out of a pile of garbage than it is to build something amazing out of thin air.”

— Anonymous