Authors Quote by Elaine Orr

“The way you get good ideas is to do two things: 1) Read two hours a day. 2) Write ten ideas a day. By…

— James Altucher

“Stop trying to write a novel. Just tell a story, type it up, 1 hour every day, and by the end of the year,…

— Ksenia Anske

The task of a writer consists of being able to make something out of an idea.

— Thomas Mann

It takes a long time to write a novel when you have to keep interrupting your work to earn money.

— Dana Spiotta

“I have never experienced writers block and I've written every day since June 1972. But I have experienced the need to get up and…

— Jan Marquart

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

— Graeme Roberts

“It takes a week to write a book, but it takes years to write a good one.”

— M.F. Moonzajer

“An idea in your head is merely an idle notion. But an idea written down, that's the beginning of something! Stripped down to its…

— Patricia T. O'Conner

“My advice is not to wait to be struck by an idea. If you're a writer, you sit down and damn well decide to…

— Andy Rooney

“no writing is a waste of time--no creative work where the feelings, the imagination, the intelligence must work.”

— Brenda Ueland

“When an idea suddenly appears I feel compelled to get it on paper and I keep writing until the flame disappears. Love sharing my…

— Lee Bumbicka

“Write a page a day and you'll have a complete novel in year.”

— Harry Whittington