Attention Quote by Dana Spiotta

When you get an idea, so many things come in that one moment. You could write the sound of that idea, or the sound…

— David Lynch

I don't have much of an imagination, but I have a mind bank of details, which I play with. It's how I daydream, so…

— Sefi Atta

When I sit down to write, I don't think about writing about an idea or a given message. I just try to write a…

— Jhumpa Lahiri

My ideas often come from strong mental images. When I'm observing some relatively ordinary thing, I'll think, "What if...." and out of that brainstorming…

— Cassandra Clare

No matter what you write, you need an active imagination.

— Elizabeth Berg

Every so often, I'll get an idea from a dream, but most of the time, ideas come to me while I'm toiling away at…

— Jeaniene Frost

I think it is harder to write a story that appeals to the intellect. But, when you tie onto one, you can do it…

— Stephen King

“One of the most interesting parts of writing is that you can think about it all of the time. Writers get their ideas all…

— Edgardo H Pangilinan

Ideas come from life: what happens in mine, what I see happening in others', mixed with a great deal of imagination. I might see…

— Elizabeth Berg

Once you research an idea, you begin to develop a perspective. Writing about anything in public, often in real time, has helped fashion my…

— Barry Ritholtz

That's the hard work of writing. The imagining.

— Jincy Willett

The one thing emphasized in any creative writing course is 'write what you know,' and that automatically drives a wooden stake through the heart…

— Tom Robbins