Authors Quote by Edward M. Lerner

Once the initial excitement wears off and it's time to sit down to write, the authors are usually still very eager, but the reality…

— Deborah Reber

One thing that writers have in common is that they are readers first. They have read lots and lots of stuff, because they're just…

— Terry Pratchett

The problem with most of the want-to-be authors is that they are unable to focus. Either they have no idea of where to begin,…

— Ravi Subramanian

I envy those writers who outline their novels, who know where they're going. But I find writing is a process of discovery.

— Jay McInerney

Writing takes gall. I like to think that's true even for writers with several books under their belt, writers who have been doing it…

— Rumaan Alam

I think new writers everywhere need opportunities to get published.

— Greg Egan

Reading is probably what leads most writers to writing.

— Richard Ford

Writing is really wonderful art. A lot of this is discovery. A lot of things are lying around waiting to be discovered and that's…

— George Carlin

“Literature suffers because writers give their books to colleagues who will then write glowing reviews or saccharine introductions.”

— F. Sionil José

Like many writers, I'm usually more interested in reading about authors than their actual works. We're more curious to know how they were written…

— Hallgrimur Helgason

But authors before they write should read.

— Fanny Burney

The trouble is when people read about authors, they don't feel compelled to read the authors' work.

— Donna Tartt