Judging Quote by Kumail Nanjiani

It really helped me as a writer to understand how other writers think.

— Ace Young

I always felt my writing could benefit from the attention of established writers. I knew my work could grow and be better.

— Uwem Akpan

When I first started, there were writers that I looked up to that I felt very influenced by and very respectful toward their work…

— Woody Allen

When I started writing, it felt good, and I knew I was in the right genre.

— Janet Evanovich

Admiration from my readers inspire me, and the only 'formula' I believe in towards making a good writer is: 'to thine own self be…

— Ashwin Sanghi

I say what's in my head, and I'm on honest ground. That is worth so much, and I think it does make my job,…

— Dan Harmon

I had written a book. For various reasons, the publishing industry had decided that my book was going to be 'important.' The novel had…

— Akhil Sharma

I think I began to like writing a lot more, and to be a better writer, when I did it for a while alone.…

— Patricia Marx

I think having a great range of experiences in my life had helped me as a writer, particularly a writer of fiction. I have…

— Marge Piercy

When I was younger, I wondered if it was possible to be a good person and a writer.

— Karl Ove Knausgard

I didn't want to be a writer, but I became one. And now I have many readers, in many countries. I think that's a…

— Haruki Murakami

People who've read my reviews know my tastes, know how I approach a book, know my background. I can write with believable authority. It…

— Michael Dirda