Along Quote by Sue Monk Kidd

I write in a journal daily. This extraordinary ritual has revolutionised my mindset, transformed my heartset, and generally influenced my life exponentially.

— Robin S. Sharma

I don't really have special rituals, but I don't try to write fiction unless I have a minimum of a few hours. For me,…

— Curtis Sittenfeld

My only ritual is to just sit down and write, write every day.

— Augusten Burroughs

Writers need their totems, their altars. Mine, I feel, share the same randomness and utility of those belonging to painters I know, who are…

— Kevin Young

No music. No rituals. At home I write in my office or on the laptop in the kitchen where our puppy likes to sleep,…

— Gail Carson Levine

One ritual is that I don't speak to anyone before I write in the morning. I like to get to my desk before I…

— Luanne Rice

The routines of almost all famous writers, from Charles Darwin to John Grisham, similarly emphasise specific starting times, or number of hours worked, or…

— Oliver Burkeman

My biggest ritual is writing at home more than on the road. I do very little writing on the road. Actually, it's funny to…

— Chris Young

Everything has to be clean and orderly when I sit down to write. I have candles going, and small objects that remind me of…

— Adriana Trigiani

For me, songwriting is something that I have to do ritually. I don't just wait for inspiration; I try to write a little bit…

— Sean Lennon

I only write when I feel the inspiration. Fortunately, inspiration strikes at 10:00 o'clock every day.

— William Faulkner

People think I live here on Nantucket and just gaze at the ocean, getting my inspiration. Not so. I work in my basement and…

— Nathaniel Philbrick