Good writing Quote by Iris Murdoch

I think writers like to see how people bring their words to life, and it's always surprising. Always, no matter what, whether it's good…

— Lisa Edelstein

Writing is a journey of discovery because until you start, you never know what will happen, and you can be surprised by what you…

— Mini Grey

Good writers are often excellent at a hundred other things, but writing promises a greater latitude for the ego.

— John Cheever

Good writing will bring you to places you don't even expect sometimes.

— James Gandolfini

I like to be surprised. The best writing is when it defies me, when it starts going a different way than I had planned.

— Wally Lamb

The writing I tend to think of as 'good' is good because it's mysterious.

— Aimee Bender

I am baffled by good writing.

— Paul Dano

Any good writer is going to be well-received and is going to not be well-received; that's how you know you're a great writer.

— Karrine Steffans

Writers often torture themselves trying to get the words right. Sometimes you must lower your expectations and just finish it.

— Don Roff

Never expect what you write to be any good, 'cause it's the fear of writing badly that stops you from finding the right words.

— Kate Tempest

Good writing is deceptive in that it hides its own artifice - it makes it seem easy.

— Michael Arndt

Good writing is often about trying to investigate something you feel is missing and trying to put it back.

— Abi Morgan