Advice Quote by Lois Lowry

The main thing about writing is... writing. Sitting your butt down in the chair and doing the work.

— Ben Fountain

Writing can wreck your body. You sit there on the chair hour after hour and sweat your guts out to get a few words.

— Norman Mailer

For any writers at all, read everything you can and then put your butt in the chair and write. That's all there is to…

— Charlaine Harris

Writing is like building a bridge while you're on it. If you step forward you fall off and there's nothing in front of you.

— Jason Schwartzman

Writing is like anything else - the more you do it, the better you get at it, the easier it comes, and the less…

— Wayne Dyer

Writing is a necessity and often a pleasure, but at the same time, it can be a great burden and a terrible struggle.

— Jonathan Lethem

Writing is like playing golf - you have to keep working at your swing.

— Bill Simmons

The first thing you have to know about writing is that it is something you must do everyday. There are two reasons for this…

— Walter Mosley

I seldom know what I'm going to write when I sit down. There isn't much agony and sweat of the human spirit involved in…

— Charles Bukowski

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

Writing is a discipline: it's almost all about holding back.

— Rachel Cusk

Writing is a necessary thing for me, just to keep myself level. It has beneficial effects on my life.

— Nick Cave