Different Quote by Donald Miller

Sometimes I would write while inspired and sometimes I would write through sheer force of will, and in revision the writing that I thought…

— Jesse Michaels

For me writing isn't a mental exercise, it's barely even a literary exercise, it feels like a spiritual experience.

— Ottessa Moshfegh

Writing is a solitary profession; you are really alone when you write. Then the emotions become well shaped and distinct. But their transition into…

— F. Sionil Jose

I learned to write by writing. I tended to do anything as long as it felt like an adventure, and to stop when it…

— Neil Gaiman

At a certain point, I got used to writing on demand. I developed a habit of writing like I hired myself! I also like…

— Jake Holmes

Writing, for me at least, takes a lot of concentrated work and effort. It takes dedication and the willingness to do the work even…

— Karl Iagnemma

Writing is a demanding profession and a selfish one. And because it is selfish and demanding, because it is compulsive and exacting, I didn't…

— Rod Serling

I write as a way of keeping myself going. You build your life around writing, and it's what gets you through. So it's partly…

— Robert Morgan

I'm always inspired to write, and it's usually my own life experiences that inspire me.

— Kat Edmonson

Once I'm writing, I'm very disciplined. There's a certain magic. It's like you're living at a deeper current. It's a very complete feeling.

— Laura Nyro

The inspiration to write? Perhaps it's not so much inspiration, as a NEED to write. I get itchy and guilty and dissatisfied when I…

— Eric Brown

Naturally, I've always felt more like a writer myself, and I've always written. I have people who are writers who've been promoting that side…

— Craig Bierko