Writer Quote by John McPhee

No matter what I'm writing, I almost always start with the music. Definitely, the melody seems to set the tone for whatever emotions come…

— Ryan Bingham

And the reason you hate writing so much is because you start analyzing your work before you're done pouring it onto the page. Your…

— Jeff Bollow

Discovery still happens in the writing. You start in nonfiction with a whole lot more going for you, because all the discovery isn't waiting…

— Joan Didion

I never, ever drink while writing. Never have from the start, and I'm happy that I never have to. A lot of my stuff…

— Martin McDonagh

That's the interesting thing about writing. You can start late, you can be ignorant of things, and yet, if you work hard and pay…

— Lydia Davis

Writing is not what you start. It's not even what you finish. It's what you start, finish, and put out there for the world…

— Nell Scovell

In our band, every member has input, but me and Steve do the majority of the writing. We start the songs, the rest of…

— Chad Gilbert

Before writing, I start with a series of questions, specific things I need to know before I can write the book... That list grows…

— David B. Coe

When you go to Nashville and start co-writing, you start doing it as a job and the more you do it the better you…

— Lee Brice

A character takes shape in the act of writing. You start with something, and you add or subtract.

— Amitava Kumar

Usually with film writing I start with characters, and set about writing their story.

— Billy Bob Thornton

“Here’s the truth: You won’t find your voice over time. I don’t believe that writers arrive at this strange destination called “their voice.” I…

— Mitch Joel