Able Quote by J. Michael Straczynski

“You abandon most readily those works that have no destination other than your own wishes; there is no editor or producer standing there waiting…

— William Saroyan

I just try and do something good. But as a writer, you're slightly out of control.

— Peter Morgan

One thing I can say right off the bat is that creating great editorial is a huge challenge, and you can't help but go…

— Michael Wolf

I’m so revolted by writers taking themselves seriously that, as a kind of protest, I’ve deprioritized the role of writing in my life. I…

— Geoff Dyer

I've always thought of myself as a reporter. When people ask why I don't stop writing, I say, `Look at what's happening in this…

— Gwendolyn Brooks

My first book was published without any editorial advice. Nobody said, 'You might do this or that,' or 'Why don't we see more of…

— James Salter

I'm never going to write a book like Anthony Sher did, you know, 'The Broadcaster Prepares.' I'm only talking to myself. I'd have liked…

— Terry Wogan

“Do whatever you have to do, avoid whatever you need to avoid, protect yourself however you need to protect yourself in order to stay…

— Robin Black

There are so many projects that I've written and had to abort because either I felt too distressed by what I was doing to…

— Peter Morgan

“How many times in life have I been advised to "toe the line," to "tone it down," to stop "pushing the envelope"? As a…

— Sherry Jones

If you write something and they all tell you it is bad - editors, critics, everybody - think it over and you may become…

— Brenda Ueland

There's an old saying: 'No piece of writing is ever finished, it's just abandoned.' But my own rule is: No piece of work is…

— Chuck Palahniuk