Character Quote by Judy Blume

I grew up thinking that you were supposed to read and write all your waking hours.

— John Hope

When I wake up in the morning, I need the writing to go to. I begin there. And that's not an accident, I mean,…

— John Edgar Wideman

When all my kids were at home, I used to write from midnight onwards.

— Sue Townsend

It's hard to remember a time when I wasn't writing.

— Kacey Musgraves

But with 'Newsrevue' I started doing some characters, and I just loved how you were in control. You could write something that day and…

— Sara Pascoe

I get up very early and write a lot.

— Mark Kurlansky

I started writing as soon as I started reading.

— Michael Koryta

Writing, even though it's hard work, is really a joy when you get these characters to come alive. It's hard to trace where they…

— Robert Cormier

I didn't really start to write until I was almost 30, and I started with the short stories.

— Kate DiCamillo

In my early twenties, that's when I really began to write. Before that, I was too busy working, keeping myself going.

— Paula Fox

Writing is never, ever easy but I wake up every morning grateful for the gift of being able to do this.

— Guy Gavriel Kay

I start with characters, and then I start writing, and then, if I'm lucky, things start to happen.

— Susan Choi