Craft Quote by Michael Connelly

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

— Uwem Akpan

Like most-maybe all- writers, I learned to write by writing and, by example, by reading books.

— Francine Prose

My experience as a newspaper reporter was invaluable in terms of getting me to the kind of writing I do now. It gave me…

— Michael Connelly

As a writer I'm merely a journalist who has learned to write better than others.

— Gabriel Garcia Marquez

I wrote for my high school and college newspapers. It was my only creative outlet in those days.

— Soupy Sales

Writers learn their craft, above all, from the work of other writers. From reading.

— Marie Arana

My English teacher, Dr. John Lindstrom, taught me an appreciation for the written word. Until his class, I'd dabbled in journalism and essay writing.…

— Kareem Abdul-Jabbar

I've always been a writer. I started getting paid for writing in college. Where it transitioned from commentary to journalism was in that shift…

— Melissa Gira Grant

There are a lot of really good skills you get from doing journalism - it completely changed my world and how I interact with…

— Benjamin Booker

I may not have become a good writer, but I managed to make a living out of writing.

— Ruskin Bond

I wrote newspaper articles professionally for seven years, and I love newspapers.

— Al Gore

I think journalism is useful training for a writer in the way it takes the preciousness out of the pragmatic side of the craft.

— Kevin Barry