Productive Quote by Paul J. Silvia

“Writers say two things that strike me as nonsense. One is that you must follow an absolute schedule everyday. If you're not writing well,…

— Edmund White

“Most days, writing simply requires work-ethic, discipline, clarity, focus, time. Other days...it will demand absolutely everything of you.”

— Christy Hall

“Writing is a craft and needs constant practice.”

— Patricia Highsmith

“You’ve got to write every day as if you were clocking in for a job. Or if not every day, then damn near it.…

— Benjamin Percy

Write every day. Writing is a muscle that gets stronger with use.

— Abbi Glines

“Every writing project must be reduced before you start to write.”

— William Knowlton Zinsser

I'm not disciplined enough to be a writer consistently. I write when I have to.

— Vin Diesel

“If you're a writer you're bound to write something fine, at least now and then, off and on.”

— Jorge Luis Borges

“Writing is physical work. It’s sweaty work. You can’t just will yourself to become a good writer. You really have to work at it.”

— Will Haygood

“The only thing you really need to be a writer is time. Regular, consistent time, quality time when you're not tired. I write on…

— Jonathan Maas

“Our writing equipment takes part in the forming of our thoughts.”

— Nicholas Carr

“I've worked really hard to make myself a better writer. I don't think writing is something that comes to people naturally; it is a…

— Nathan Nixon