Book Quote by Sue Grafton

I haven't stuck to any formula. Most great writers stick to the same style, but I wanted to be more various

— Irwin Shaw

Writers don't need to be given formulas; they need to be shown possibilities.

— Barry Lane

“don’t expect a magic formula that’ll make books fall out of your head and automatically give you a wide readership.”

— David Morrell

I think that's just what happens when you write a big bestseller. After that you need to find out: What's the best way to…

— Daniel Kehlmann

Some formulas are too complex and I don't want anything to do with them.

— Bob Dylan

I give each book however long it needs to be the best I can make it.

— Sherrilyn Kenyon

For me, you have to not have a formula. You have to not even sit down and say, 'I want to write right now.'…

— Chris Daughtry

You have to be careful not to use anything too colloquial or you date the book.

— Chris Crutcher

I never write in a linear way. And I tell students not to. You can only know so much about a book when you…

— Carol Anshaw

For me, the optimum circumstances for writing a book are those of stultifying routine.

— Lisa Jewell

People seem to think there's a magic formula to writing, i just write 1 word at a time.

— Stephen King

Each book I've done somehow finds its own unique form, a specific way it has to be written, and once I find it, I…

— Paul Auster