Able Quote by William S. Burroughs

It’s not the fear of writing that blocks people, it’s fear of not writing well; something quite different.

— Scott Berkun

Writers, at least writers of fiction, are always full of anxiety and worry.

— Peter Carey

Writing is taking a risk, and it is actually fighting invisible and invincible enemies. They are over-confidence, stupidity, expectation and narcissism.

— Andrea Hirata

“Writers live with fear. Some writers cannot deal with the fear, and so they quit or refuse to publish. In order to write, you…

— Patrick Mcmanus

Its not the fear of writing that blocks people, its fear of not writing well; something quite different.

— Ritu Ghatourey

Every other writer's process is sort of vaguely scary and appalling.

— Daryl Gregory

I think that most writers who wait until they're inspired to write are just waiting for the fear to subside.

— Barry Mann

On the other hand, I mean, that is what writers have always been supposed to do, was to rely on their own devices and…

— Donna Tartt

I think writers are very anxious.

— Helen Garner

This fear is one of the horrors of an author's life. Where does work come from? What chance, what small episode will start the…

— Carson McCullers

I can certainly sympathize with writers who don't want to put themselves or their loved ones at risk.

— Adam Hochschild

Our fear of technology is really a fear of empowerment. We now have the ability to design the reality we live in, and we…

— Douglas Rushkoff