Craft Quote by Henry Petroski

Learn about writing from reading. That is the right way to do it.

— Maxwell Perkins

Sit down every day and DO IT. Writing is a self-taught craft; the more you work at it, the more skilled you become. And…

— Lois Duncan

You have to relax, write what you write. It sounds easy but it's really, really hard. One of the things it took me longest…

— Diane Setterfield

Learn to write by doing it. Read widely and wisely. Increase your word power. Find your own individual voice though practicing constantly. Go through…

— Anonymous

The only wat to get better at writing is to write. And read.

— Stephen King

Writing is easy. Just sit down and open a vein.

— Red Barber

Gather knowledge about the craft of writing. Immerse yourself in the art of it. Then write. Write yourself silly. Write yourself mad. Write yourself…

— Elizabeth George

Read as much as possible, especially the work of writers who most deeply affect you. Make those writers your family. Never wait for inspiration…

— Sigrid Nunez

I write by ear. I tried writing with the typewriter, but I found it too unwieldy

— Groucho Marx

You want to be a writer, don't know how or when? Find a quiet place, use a humble pen.

— Paul Simon

Practice writing and speaking about what you do.

— Sanford Biggers

The most important advice I can offer is that writing is a craft that you can learn by practicing. If you keep writing, you…

— Lauren Tarshis