Characters Quote by Harlan Coben

I spend about eight months researching and outlining my book.

— Jeffery Deaver

Planning to write is not writing. Outlining, researching, talking to people about what you're doing - none of that is writing. Writing is writing.…

— E. L. Doctorow

And all writing is creating or spinning dreams for other people so they won't have to bother doing it themselves.

— Beth Henley

The process of writing and creating and answering that very unique call inside yourself has nothing to do with agents and sales and all…

— Elizabeth Berg

A lot of people can figure out the social media aspect of it, or the merchandising aspect, or whatever and get enough momentum to…

— Tyler Hilton

“When you're writing, you're creating something out of nothing ... A successful piece of writing is like doing a successful piece of magic." [As…

— Susanna Clarke

“I’m only going to say this once: there’s a difference between writing and creating art. Anyone can write, but only a few can create…

— Saffron A. Kent

And much as I enjoy writing and creating stuff, I don't enjoy it so much that I am willing to give up any time…

— Marcus Brigstocke

You have total control of it, and when you're an actor, you're subject to production design and costumes and directors and studio choices and…

— Rainn Wilson

I've never stopped writing and creating, because that's what I do.

— Larry Graham

“When you write, you want to get rid of the world, do you not? Of coarse you do. When you're writing, you're creating your…

— Stephen King

Writing and creating, those things come to me on their own. I feel like... you sort of summon them and it's like allowing the…

— Ryan Adams