Competing Quote by William Zinsser

I don't usually think of my writing as a 'challenge' because I enjoy the process so much. I suppose that's what's helped me to…

— Melody Carlson

I don't think there are any secrets to writing in the - everybody has their own techniques. You must be widely read, that's one…

— Arthur C. Clarke

It's hard work, writing, you know. Honestly, a fight every day against your own limitations. You have to squeeze books out of your brain,…

— Carlos Ruiz Zafon

I don’t think writers compete, I think they’re all doing separate things in their own style.

— Elmore Leonard

“Writing isn't about racing to the finish line; it's about finding joy in each step of the process. If a writer focuses on the…

— Christopher Meyerhoeffer

Here's my unsolicited advice to any aspiring screenwriters who might be reading this: Don’t ever agonize about the hordes of other writers who are…

— Diablo Cody

Many writers are afraid of writing something bad, so they dont try or give up when their efforts dont lead to a masterpiece right…

— Lauren Tarshis

Writing is challenging work because it's so easy to get consumed with how it's going, what's going to happen to it, who's going to…

— Wayne Dyer

I am not one of those writers that it just flows out of effortlessly. I have to sit and write and rewrite and sometimes…

— Princess Superstar

Many writers are afraid of writing something bad, so they don't try or give up when their efforts don't lead to a masterpiece right…

— Lauren Tarshis

If you are not discouraged about your writing on a regular basis, you may not be trying hard enough. Any challenging pursuit will encounter…

— Maxwell Perkins

This is a stamina game, so don't despair if you run down a blind alley and have to start over, or if you get…

— Tim Maleeny