Image Quote by Louise Erdrich

Some of the best things that have happened in my stories have happened seemingly of their own accord. The writer becomes a listener, just…

— Will Hobbs

I started writing more with my voice in mind.

— Lucinda Williams

I start with voice, maybe a sentence. That sentence might embody an image, and I go from there. One sentence to the next. Sound…

— Paul Lisicky

My story is the story of forgotten people and the voice of the voiceless.

— Andrea Hirata

I start every first draft with voice rather than theme or image or even character as such, so it isn't like I'm ever rubbing…

— Roy Kesey

I'll usually see a scene in my head, playing like a movie trailer. After I've written that scene, everything takes off from there.

— Gena Showalter

Once I had the voice, I knew I wasn't going to fall off the bicycle. I tap right back into it. It really was…

— Joshua Ferris

I thought that if no one was going to give me a great part - and it was very difficult to break into film,…

— Chazz Palminteri

I enjoyed writing for someone else's voice, but I wasn't very good at it.

— Anthony Jeselnik

I enjoyed writing for someone elses voice, but I wasnt very good at it.

— Anthony Jeselnik

If I'm really excited about a scene, I used to wait to write it, and now I'll just write it. When you do that,…

— Sabaa Tahir

Directing my own writing, I see that I talk way too much, and everything can happen much sooner, with much less said about it.

— Christopher McQuarrie