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Usually, I have a lot of acquaintance with the story before I start writing it. When I didn't have regular time to give to…

— Alice Munro

For someone who wants to write a story, they should go on thinking about the story. When it comes up to a level, where…

— Sudha Murty

I try to write every day until the book is done, but the exact process depends on the story and its structure. Sometimes, if…

— Nicholas Sparks

It's hard for me to think of writing a novel, because it takes so long.

— Jonathan Ames

I don't write all the time. But if I'm writing something, I'll just bang into it every day until it's finished. I write pretty…

— Martin McDonagh

My entire life has been centered around my writing, and by that I mean finding the time to write.

— Jillian Medoff

Eventually the writing takes time. What I want to do is get the story down and I want to know what happens as I…

— Philip Roth

I always write after I think for quite a long time, so the actual writing time is rather short. I think a lot of…

— Helen Vendler

I love writing but don't get a huge amount of time to do it.

— Lennie James

I've been writing fiction as long as I've been writing poetry. It's just that the poetry took off, and it took me a lot…

— Barbara Hamby

When I am writing anything in general, I just want to tell the story that exists in my head; I don't try to write…

— Lauren DeStefano

A story in your head isn't a story. It's just a daydream until you actually write it down. So write it down.

— Andy Weir