Deals Quote by John Milius

Writing is like breathing, it's possible to learn to do it well, but the point is to do it no matter what.

— Julia Cameron

I think most people agree there is a component of skill in art making; you have to learn grammar before you learn how to…

— Chris Van Allsburg

Writing is a skill, not a talent, and this difference is important because a skill can be improved by practice.

— Robert Stacy McCain

Writing is like jazz. It can be learned, but it can't be taught.

— Paul Desmond

There's less skill and more plain hard work to writing than anyone except a writer thinks.

— Mabel Seeley

Writing is really hard, and it's really a skill.

— Caroline Leavitt

Good writing of course requires talent, and no one can teach you to have talent.

— Peter Carey

The trouble with a lot of people who try to write is they intellectualize about it. That comes after. The intellect is given to…

— Ray Bradbury

Talent is required, but much of writing is a matter of craft, which develops with time, attention, patience and practice, like playing an instrument…

— Susan Wiggs

Writing needs to be practiced; there is a limit to how much can be gleaned from a teacher or a manual. The true essence…

— Jasper Fforde

Writing is a trade ... which is learned by writing.

— Simone de Beauvoir

Writing is not, alas, like riding a bicycle: it does not get easier with practice.

— Nancy Mairs