Conscious Quote by Edna Ferber

“Writers don’t get time off. Every moment - waking or sleeping - a writer is working, observing, thinking and creating.”

— Graeme Roberts

Writers are often alone when they work. Hours pass in silence as one long moment; light fades as day turns back to face the…

— Simon Van Booy

I'm up at 8:30 every morning, and I write from about 9:00 A.M. to 7:00 P.M. - with some breaks, of course. I really…

— Sarah Mlynowski

You know, there are those writers who work at writing every day. I'm not one of those guys. I tend to work at varying…

— Kevin Keck

The writer has to force himself to work. He has to make his own hours and if he doesn't go to his desk at…

— Roald Dahl

A writer is always working.

— William Zinsser

You should live in a manner that should enable you to devote time to writing and contemplation. As is often said, the writer is…

— F. Sionil Jose

I try to treat writing as part of my daily routine: I write for at least two hours, five days per week. I tend…

— Jesmyn Ward

I read about writers who have routines. They write at certain times of the day. I can't do that. I am always writing-but in…

— Jamaica Kincaid

I do not write by any set time schedule. I realize there are many writers who follow a daily regime where they arise at…

— Donald McKay

I start work at 7 A.M. and write all day, seven days a week. If I don't write, I can't sleep.

— Anthony Horowitz

When I'm working on a novel, I work 70-hour weeks.

— Dean Koontz