Character Quote by Robert McKee

I write what needs to be written the way that seems genuinely right. If what comes out of it are stories, then it is…

— Etgar Keret

Write about what really interests you, whether it is real things or imaginary things, and nothing else. (Notice this means that if you are…

— C. S. Lewis

As a writer, you get to bring attention to something without preaching. I don't believe in being didactic. So if you dramatize something, you…

— Terry McMillan

If you would be a writer, first be a reader. Only through the assimilation of ideas, thoughts and philosophies can one begin to focus…

— Allan W. Eckert

While writing is a mystical process, it's also work. If you show up to work five days in a row, nobody's going to pat…

— John Darnielle

Gather knowledge about the craft of writing. Immerse yourself in the art of it. Then write. Write yourself silly. Write yourself mad. Write yourself…

— Elizabeth George

When I began to be published, people got the idea that I should 'teach writing,' which I have no idea how to do and…

— Anne Carson

“...and above all, you should not think of writing as a way of earning your living. If you do, your work will smell of…

— Marquis de Sade

Prescription for writer’s block: fear of poverty.

— Peter Mayle

When I sit down to write, I don't think about writing about an idea or a given message. I just try to write a…

— Jhumpa Lahiri

If you want to see the consequences of ideas, write a story. If you want to see the consequences of belief, write a story…

— Charles Baxter

If you wish to be a writer, write.

— Epictetus