Books Quote by Jonathan Trigell

I think when you're a writer most of what you read influences you. The rhythms get into your head.

— Elizabeth Crook

I rely heavily on rhythm when I write. You should tap your foot when you read it, all the way through.

— Per Petterson

When I write, I write everything from a rhythm point.

— Phil Rudd

I write a book at least three times-once to understand it, the second time to improve the prose, and a third to compel it…

— Bernard Malamud

Once you get into the book, you've got to constantly find your - the rhythm of your prose. And it ends up being quite…

— Bruce Springsteen

I like to say that I always have a whole book in front of me. I write down the major beats, the major action…

— Leigh Bardugo

I've found that writing novels is an all-absorbing experience - both physical and mental - and I have to do it every day in…

— Paul Auster

When you have been writing for a lot of years, you have to make an effort not to start repeating yourself. It occurred to…

— Merrill Markoe

It usually helps me write by reading - somehow the reading gear in your head turns the writing gear.

— Steven Wright

When I'm working on a book, I constantly retype my own sentences. Every day I go back to page one and just retype what…

— Joan Didion

When I write, I'm talking to myself constantly to make sure that it sounds OK; it has kind of a nice rhythm and a…

— Brian Azzarello

The way I write is, I listen to things in my head, and then I copy them down. I memorize conversations and things like…

— Harvey Pekar