Everything Quote by Jacqueline Woodson

Everything I write, I read out loud. It has to sound a certain way. It has to look a certain way on the page.

— Jacqueline Woodson

Writing isn't just on the page; it's voices in the reader's head. Read what you write out loud to someone-anyone-and you will catch all…

— Donna Jo Napoli

Digestion of words as well; I often read aloud to myself in my writing corner in the library, where no one can hear me,…

— Alberto Manguel

Also bear in mind, when you're choosing your words and stringing them together, how they sound. This may seem absurd: readers read with their…

— William Zinsser

Reading any piece of writing aloud is an acid test, particularly when it comes to dialogue. There were writers I'd always admired who suddenly…

— Anne Tyler

In my position you have to read when you want to write and to talk when you would like to read.

— Catherine the Great

When I write, I see the pages in my head, not the words.

— Tom King

I try to make the voice in my head come out onto the page. I try to make it much more conversational than other…

— James Frey

I love to read aloud.

— Cornelia Funke

Like, even when I speak, I think I speak the same way I write. I kind of see it a certain way, and it…

— Anthony Hamilton

It usually helps me write by reading - somehow the reading gear in your head turns the writing gear.

— Steven Wright

I try to write conversationally; I try to write like people speak and put the emphasis on the right syllable.

— Don Henley