Casts Quote by William Safire

A column is a curiously intimate affair. For a start, you know by default that you will have regular readers, so it gives the…

— Monty Don

“Columnists write not just because they have something to say but also because they have to say something.”

— John Grimond

Pundits always have something to write about; the novelist just has a blank screen.

— Simon Mawer

I found out - the paper used to go to bed on Tues - on Monday. I found out that on Monday nights, the…

— Nat Hentoff

A writer has to write something that they're - sit down with or are interested in every day of their life.

— Charles Bock

I think that's one of the maybe under-discussed aspects of process - the difference between a good writing day and a bad one is…

— George Saunders

“Writers are asked, 'How could you know so much about [fill in the profession]?' The answer, if the writing satisfies, is that one makes…

— David Mamet

“Writers say two things that strike me as nonsense. One is that you must follow an absolute schedule everyday. If you're not writing well,…

— Edmund White

“Most days, writing simply requires work-ethic, discipline, clarity, focus, time. Other days...it will demand absolutely everything of you.”

— Christy Hall

We should call editorials what they are: columns written by committees.

— Dave Barry

“Writing is about taking everyday observations, things which people see almost every day of their lives, and yet bringing it to their attention for…

— Jamie L. Harding

The first time I ever wrote anything, it was an editorial column for my high school newspaper.

— Nahnatchka Khan