Chapters Quote by Matt de la Pena

There is a musical rhythm to great writing, especially if it's performed correctly.

— Richard LaGravenese

I don't really know how writing process happens, how these songs are arrived at. One of the things I like about the writing process…

— Richard Thompson

It feels like when novelists say they find their characters are doing things they never thought they'd do, the material comes alive, and that's…

— Max Richter

I think when you're a writer most of what you read influences you. The rhythms get into your head.

— Elizabeth Crook

Writing can flow out when I'm feeling something strongly, whether that's joy, pain, fear, desire or anything else. The challenge is actually later, in…

— Anoushka Shankar

It's amazing what happens when you're confident as an artist. The writing completely changes, and you're no longer depressed about your sound or what…

— AJ Michalka

We don't often talk about the fact that writing is all about rhythm. When you get too up in your head, you can lose…

— Julia Cameron

It always starts as journaling for me. I find if I try to write a song, it doesn't feel as sincere as if I…

— JP Saxe

Writing is so much about rhythm. If you've got another rhythm in the room, it spoils the rhythm of the words.

— Viv Albertine

I think, for me, one of the biggest things that I struggle with is keeping the excitement up when writing a song. A lot…

— Brendon Urie

Whenever I write a novel, music just sort of naturally slips in (much like cats do, I suppose).

— Haruki Murakami

“Too often we sit back and speak platitudes of the nitty-gritty bits of writing; the editing, the story structure, the verbal sparring vs. banter,…

— Rachel Heffington