Tips-on-writing Quote by Patti Roberts

“I realized Jack [Kerouac] was deeply committed to writing. Kesey was just as deeply committed to living and experiencing the lives of others; for…

— Sterling Lord

Once I began college, I was committed to writing, which I think is different from saying I wanted to become a writer. I knew…

— Dinaw Mengestu

“Every good story needs a good ending. Don't write the beginning of a novel without knowing the end of it.”

— A.D.Y. Howle

“Writing is a physical art. And writing a book is a lot more like making a complex sculpture out of bronze than writing a…

— Heather Sellers

“Abandon the idea that you are ever going to finish. Lose track of the 400 pages and write just one page for each day,…

— John Steinbeck from the Fall 1975 issue of The Paris Review

“If you don't love what you're writing, stop right now: it's not worth your time and certainly not the reader's.”

— Don Roff

“Writing is like a relationship. When it is good, it is damn good; when it is bad, you contemplate murder.”

— Nevea Lane

I can't imagine why you would want to take your child to see what the career of a writer is like, because it mostly…

— Daniel Handler

“Being a writer is like standing naked in the High Street hoping people won't find you ridiculous.”

— Graham Storrs

“You know that you are a writer if you are imaginative. You know that you are a writer if you are curious. You know…

— Jon Scieszka Katie DiCamillo

I like being in relationship because of the comfort it provides.

— Lauren London

On first listen, it's nice to just soak up the sound without thinking about what it means. It's like a relationship. Records I've had…

— Sharon Van Etten