Creative process Quote by Erica Jong

If you imagine the world listening, you'll never write a line. That's why privacy is so important. You should write first drafts as if…

— Erica Jong

“Writer's block isn't always a problem. It can be a process of writing that helps us write better.”

— Jennifer Hudson Taylor

I haven't had trouble with writer's block. I think it's because my process involves writing very badly. My first drafts are filled with lurching,…

— Jennifer Egan

I haven’t had trouble with writer’s block. I think it’s because my process involves writing very badly. My first drafts are filled with lurching,…

— Jennifer Egan

“There's no such thing as writer's block," she proclaimed. "If you can't write it's because you don't have anything to say. Or you're avoiding…

— Candace Bushnell

writing about a writer's block is better than not writing at all

— Charles Bukowski

I'm a little harsh. When people say, 'I have writers block. What do you suggest?' I say, 'If you can't write, don't write. No…

— Lorrie Moore

I think writer's block is simply the dread that you are going to write something horrible. But as a writer, I believe that if…

— Roy Blount, Jr

“My block was due to two overlapping factors: laziness and lack of discipline. If you really want to write, then shut yourself in a…

— Mary Garden

“Writer's Block is just an excuse by people who don't write for not writing.”

— Giando Sigurani

“Whenever I write first drafts, I like to maximize the possibility of f-ups, mistakes, mis-written words, digressions, crazy changes in tone, etc. This is…

— Jeff VanderMeer

I don't think writers should have writer's block. I think they should write. Imagine you were a bus driver and you said, 'I've got…

— Sean Scully