Writing Quote by Haruki Murakami

“...a writer has the duty to be good, not lousy; true, not false; lively, not dull; accurate, not full of error. He should tend…

— E. B. White

“Most days, writing simply requires work-ethic, discipline, clarity, focus, time. Other days...it will demand absolutely everything of you.”

— Christy Hall

“Being a writer is like being in a relationship. If you're not 100% committed to your writing, you will fail to be the best…

— Patti Roberts

“I've worked really hard to make myself a better writer. I don't think writing is something that comes to people naturally; it is a…

— Nathan Nixon

“Writing is about allowing yourself to become a vessel of creativity. Writers are avatars of creation. We have tender hearts, and strong emotions. It's…

— Sai Marie Johnson

“Writing is physical work. It’s sweaty work. You can’t just will yourself to become a good writer. You really have to work at it.”

— Will Haygood

“To become a writer a person must read constantly, the more varied the writers and their material then all the better. One must also…

— Andrew James Pritchard

“I have so little control over the act of writing that it's all I can do to remain conscious. Actual formal considerations are almost…

— David Rakoff

To write requires an ego, a belief that what you say matters. Writing also requires an aching curiosity leading you to discover, uncover, what…

— Terry Tempest Williams

“The very qualities that make one a writer in the first place contribute to the block: hypersensitivity, stubbornness, insatiability, and so on. Given the…

— John Gardner

“To be a writer, you must write. To be a published writer you must finish what you write and then get what you've written…

— George H. Scithers

“Becoming a writer is a lifelong journey. It cannot be learned in a day or even a month or a year. We will never…

— Shanda Trofe Write from the Heart