Active Quote by Terry Pratchett

I try to write every day until the book is done, but the exact process depends on the story and its structure. Sometimes, if…

— Nicholas Sparks

I write every first draft - almost every draft, but certainly the first - by hand on blank white pieces of paper, so I…

— Simon Kinberg

I usually do at least a dozen drafts and progressively make more-conscious decisions. Because I've always believed stories are closer to poems than novels,…

— Ron Rash

But most weeks I've gone through 12 books, maybe even 15 some weeks, depending on the length. So I go through my long form,…

— Maria Popova

I always write after I think for quite a long time, so the actual writing time is rather short. I think a lot of…

— Helen Vendler

When a book is in its final stages, I've just got to be home, looking at it seventeen hours a day, and that's fine.…

— Pam Houston

I try to write everyday. I do that much better over here than when I'm teaching. I always rewrite, usually fairly close-on which is…

— Marilyn Hacker

By the time you write the last page you have done half the book. The other half tends to get done in about five…

— Terry Pratchett

I'm trying to break myself of that habit [of not writing out a first draft ] because I'm working on a couple novels and…

— Donald Ray Pollock

I always write on unlined typing paper and write the first draft in longhand, using cheap Bic pens. I try to write about four…

— Tess Gerritsen

It can take years. With the first draft, I just write everything. With the second draft, it becomes so depressing for me, because I…

— David Sedaris

I'm a relatively disciplined writer who composes the whole book before beginning to execute and write it. Of course, you can't hold - you…

— Orhan Pamuk