Fear Quote by Morgan Parker

I just want to write. It's like once I get those obsessive thoughts out of my head, once they're written down, they're somehow set…

— Susane Colasanti

Paradoxically, the only thing that helps when I'm feeling despairing about writing is to write.

— Laura van den Berg

So much of my writing process is trying to eliminate any kind of shame or fear of the thoughts that I'm having. Where I…

— Morgan Parker

A lot of my work comes from a place of despair or fear. I often write in order to gain some sort of control…

— Lauren Groff

Frankly, I have always dreaded writing - there always seemed to be pain involved, unpleasant self-examination and a lot of fear.

— Trent Reznor

The process of writing has always started for me when I put myself in a place where no one distracts me.

— Joyce Maynard

You can approach the act of writing with nervousness, excitement, hopefulness, or despair ... Come to it any way but lightly.

— Stephen King

I try to not be self-conscious in my writing process.

— St. Lucia

I just feel like myself when I'm writing. If I don't do it, I get depressed.

— Olivia Rodrigo

Writing has freed me from the despair of living.

— Anita Brookner

I have so little control over the act of writing that it's all I can do to remain conscious.

— David Rakoff

My writing process, such as it is, consists of a lot of noodling, procrastinating, dawdling, and avoiding.

— Amy Bloom