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“Why does the writer write? The writer writes to serve--hopelessly he writes in the hope that he might serve--not himself and not others, but…

— Joy Williams

If you want to be a serious writer, then you have to write what there is to write about. If you're going to pull…

— Salman Rushdie

“Why does the writer write? The writer writes to serve — hopelessly he writes in the hope that he might serve — not himself…

— Joy Williams

Why does the writer write? The writer writes to serve--hopeless ly he writes in the hope that he might serve--not himself and not others,…

— Joy Williams

“If you want to be a writer, write. Write and write and write.”

— Anne Rice

- I don't want to be a writer so I can write about my life. I want to be a writer to escape from…

— Candace Bushnell

If you want to be a writer, you have to write every day... You don't go to a well once but daily. You don't…

— Walter Mosley

If you want to be a writer, write a little bit every day. Pay attention to the world around you. Stories are hiding, waiting…

— Kate DiCamillo

If you want to be a writer, you write. Everybody wants to get published. You gotta play your long game.

— Paul Harding

If you want to be a writer, then write. Write every day!

— Samuel Johnson

Editing requires you to be always open, always responding. It is very important, for example, not to allow yourself to want the writer to…

— Robert Gottlieb

I always say that I'm a writer who writes more from place than race.

— Katori Hall