Keep Quote by Elmore Leonard

I am the kind of writer that people think other people are reading.

— V. S. Naipaul

If you want to be a good writer, make sure you read. I'm amazed by how many people don't bother to do that.

— Mitch Albom

I am a very personal writer. I write direct to the reader. I don't hold back.

— Ruskin Bond

I'm not writing to encourage people to read my book or even books in general. That's not my job. My job is to write…

— Sally Rooney

You write to suit some sense in yourself and trust that that will resonate with a certain wider readership.

— Anna Quindlen

Listen carefully to the feedback your readers give you. Dont write unless people want you to write, a lot of people write just because…

— Max Lucado

You're a reader as well as a writer, so write what you'd want to read.

— Cassandra Clare

Writing is a solitary pursuit and I think you have to be partially at peace with yourself, but it's the other part that's usually…

— Craig Johnson

Don't write what you think people want to read. Find your voice and write about what's in your heart.

— Quentin Tarantino

The things I write are for those who are willing to accept a new relationship between the reader and the author.

— Jerzy Kosinski

Readers are what it's all about, aren't they? If not, why am I writing?

— Anonymous

I have no idea whether what I write will be of the remotest interest to anyone else. Some mornings when I read what I…

— Maeve Binchy