Columns Quote by James Surowiecki

I write my columns pretty carefully.

— Bret Stephens

I think probably the thing I'm worst at is the most ephemeral stuff, like blogs. I find it really hard to write. And I'm…

— Daniel Alarcon

I end up writing something every day, since I develop six or seven things at the same time - soccer columns, this and that.

— Aleksandar Hemon

I'd like to know what I could do if I really had the time to spend on writing a book, with no columns or…

— Lewis Grizzard

I think I have a harder time writing about things that I am not actually going through.

— Amber Mark

Partly because of the way I write - I don't work with an outline or in a straight line. I work where I can…

— Diana Gabaldon

I wrote much more quickly when I was younger. Over the years I've required more time in order for the pieces to arrive in…

— Michael Hersch

Lots of times I'm not crazy about the writing, but I keep moving ahead and somehow it gets better. The important thing is to…

— Janet Evanovich

I hate feeling too complacent when I write. I like to be solving new problems.

— Jonathan Lethem

I've always kind of wrote when I wanted to. Once I get the idea in my head and get it outlined out, I usually…

— Amanda Hocking

Sometimes you don’t know what you're writing until you've finished it.

— Vu Tran

I try to make what I have written tighter, stronger and more precise, eliminating every element that's not doing useful work. Then I go…

— William Zinsser