Behind Quote by Michael Koryta

Write with the door closed, rewrite with the door open. Your stuff starts out being just for you, in other words, but then it…

— Stephen King

“write with the door closed, rewrite with the door open. Your stuff starts out being just for you, in other words, but then it…

— Stephen King

“You're writing, you're coasting, and you're thinking, 'This is the best thing I've ever written, and it's coming so easily, and these characters are…

— Jacqueline Woodson

I think once you have done all you can to a manuscript, let it find its way in the world.

— Chinua Achebe

All you need to do is write truly and not care about what the fate of it is.

— Ernest Hemingway

Writing a story is like going down a path in the woods. You follow the path. You don't worry about getting lost. You just…

— Jan Brett

I just have to proceed as usual. No matter what happens, nothing helps with the writing of the next book.

— Frank McCourt

Cut your manuscript ruthlessly but never throw anything away: it's amazing how often a discarded scene or description, which wouldn't fit in one place,…

— Robert Harris

Writing is an extremely rewarding and humbling process, and I've learned to go with it, that even if it feels absolutely impossible, I will…

— Marie Lu

“If you have a story to tell, put it out there. Get the thing done. No excuses. No procrastinating. No apologies. It will never…

— James Hampton

The things I write are for those who are willing to accept a new relationship between the reader and the author.

— Jerzy Kosinski

If you want a happy ending, learn to open up, because no one can finish a story with a closed book.

— Nishan Panwar