Approach Quote by Erin McKeown

The thing about me is, coming from an alternative music background and singing for nine years, being basically invisible, I'm so used to writing…

— Lana Del Rey

I never, ever drink while writing. Never have from the start, and I'm happy that I never have to. A lot of my stuff…

— Martin McDonagh

I'm sure you feel differently about writing than you did when you first started. When you get older and your brain changes, you have…

— Dan Auerbach

Writing is the only thing that, when I do it, I don't feel I should be doing something else.

— Gloria Steinem

I get drunk writing words. I don't drink or do drugs, but I get so carried away with writing that I get inebriated from…

— John Shirley

I think what I would say to my younger self, and probably to younger, just starting-out writers is that a lot of times you're…

— Carol Leifer

If you think about what you do, if you become self-conscious about it, you've got to be very careful. Because I really like to…

— Peter Morgan

If I spent my time worrying about what other people would think of my work, I would be too self-conscious to write.

— Christopher Paolini

I make writing as much a part of my life as I do eating or listening to music.

— Maya Angelou

Most of the writing that I do is a complete train of thought process. I'll just be walking down the street or sitting on…

— St. Lucia

I wrote my songs despite the fact that I was a drunk, not because of it

— Warren Zevon

I see my writing happening more naturally. Just to relax into it and capture all of the good stuff in a calm and connected…

— Justin Nozuka