Anything Quote by Diana Gabaldon

I tend to start with a kernel, a vague concept, and just begin to write things down - notes about a character, lines of…

— Scott Turow

I know I'm not a great writer. I'm an extremely gifted oral communicator, but when it comes to writing, I'm just a beginner.

— Marianne Williamson

If I plan to write, I won't be able to write anything good. I just need to kind of jam and let things come.

— Shavo Odadjian

If there's anything I'm keen to get better at in my writing, then it's the writing of prose as opposed to the writing of…

— David Nicholls

Ideally, writing ought to be like riding a bicycle: something you know how to do without having to think consciously about exactly what it…

— Brian Stableford

Sit down every day and DO IT. Writing is a self-taught craft; the more you work at it, the more skilled you become. And…

— Lois Duncan

Writing is a lot like making soup. My subconscious cooks the idea, but I have to sit down at the computer to pour it…

— Robin Wells

I'm very hard on myself when it comes to writing.

— Bryan Fuller

I'm trying to learn how to write faster.

— Tom Waits

Write regularly, whether you feel like writing or not, and whether you think what you're writing is any good or not.

— Anne Lamott

For any writers at all, read everything you can and then put your butt in the chair and write. That's all there is to…

— Charlaine Harris

As a writer, you have to first of all write what you want to. Listen to advice, by all means, but don't get bogged…

— Joe Abercrombie