Arrogance Quote by Joanna Scott

There were two very distinct voices going on in my head and I moved easily between them. One had to do with sports, street…

— Walter Dean Myers

It took me six novels before I felt confident of my voice as a writer,

— Andrea Hirata

Every book I write, the first thing I have to do is get into the voice, and the voice varies from book to book…

— China Mieville

It's usually easier for me to begin writing in a character's voice if that person is different from me in some significant way.

— Nell Freudenberger

I've been around many different lives, many different voices. It was amazing material for a writer.

— Dee Rees

I tried to copy some of his mannerisms at first but it didn't work. And then I just let the spirit of the character…

— Derek Luke

Whenever I switch from one character to another, there's always a few days where I really struggle because I'm changing voices and I'm changing…

— George R. R. Martin

I believe my voice is pretty much the same. I've written 75 books, so I'm better at it now than I was earlier in…

— Caroline B. Cooney

In high school, I was lucky enough to have a big group of girlfriends that have really inspired a lot of the stories in…

— Sarah Dessen

I'm a musician, and I'm fascinated with the effects of sound, and tone, and pitch and melody and all that sort of stuff. It's…

— Guy Pearce

I now can be sure that, once I start writing a book, I'll be able to finish it. I've also become more assured about…

— J. A. Jance

I play a lot of characters where I don't even speak in my own voice. I learned about focus and I learned to trust…

— Jenny Slate