Writing Quote by Lindy West

“Gender bias is so steeped in the culture, their results implied, that women were themselves discriminating against other women.”

— Angela Saini

When men write women, they tend to write women the way they want women to be, or the way they resent women for being.…

— Simon Pegg

When people say to me, 'Why are you so good at writing at women?' I say, 'Why isn't everybody?'

— Joss Whedon

I don't care whether they're men or women, that's bullshit. A good writer can get into any gender, can get into any mouth. When…

— Patti Smith

There are certain expectations placed on writers if other people have put a value on their gender. I'm aware of the hundreds of tiny…

— Laeta Kalogridis

Sometimes indirect style and varying chronology is great, but quite often I've seen it be just something that gets in the way. It turns…

— Alice Mattison

I don't think that women necessarily always write like women. I was a writer on the 'Comedy Central Roasts' for a while, and I…

— Whitney Cummings

The female experience is different from that of the male, and if, as a male writer, you cannot accept that basic premise, then you…

— Greg Rucka

When people say to me, 'Why are you so good at writing at women?' I say, 'Why isn't everybody?' Obviously there are differences between…

— Joss Whedon

“I was dismayed to discover that even today, speaking while female remains notoriously difficult. Across cultures, there’s a rich body of evidence showing that…

— Adam M. Grant

“I believe it’s incredibly important to write against [racial] stereotypes. If we give in and make sure that all black women characters are asexual,…

— Justine Larbalestier

“I can be a little prickly when people make assumptions about women.”

— Michael Pryor