Downside Quote by Jim Starlin

The thing about the 600 words, I mean some day, you can do a very, very, very hard day's work and not write a…

— J. K. Rowling

I know that sounds ineffective and daunting, but it [throw hundreds of pages away] is actually my favorite part of the writing process.

— Megan Chance

After ten years of word processing, I can't even do hand writing anymore.

— Douglas Adams

My writing process has changed because it's harder to find uninterrupted time.

— Ann Patchett

I'm amazed at how much my writing is improved when I step away from the computer, even in small amounts. If I'm stuck, I…

— Donald Miller

The minute you start putting words on paper you're eliminating possibilities.

— Joan Didion

When words get in the way, there's really only one thing left to do.

— Gossip Girl

But I always seem to finish a book and then think, oh God, I've got to pay a tax bill, so I'd better write…

— Jilly Cooper

“In the seventies I used to work in the bedroom of my flat at a little table. I worked in longhand with a fountain…

— Ian McEwan

I've tried word processors, but I think I'm too old a dog to use one.

— Dee Brown

Producing 1,200 words every day, when you're already working a full-time job is a lot.

— Heather Cox Richardson

There is something unwholesome and destructive about the entire writing process.

— Joy Williams