Quotes about writing
writing character people
I am of the generation of writers who can get instant feedback from readers within hours of publication. The fan forum is extraordinary - readers from all over the world coming together to discuss, argue and debate scenes and characters from a novel. They add a layer to the story that I cannot write and yes, I will participate in that conversation and answer questions. After all, they are the people I'm writing for and their enthusiasm and questions really pushes me to raise the bar. Michael Scott
writing voice giving
Remember to write for yourself, not for a market and give yourself time to develop your own style, your own voice. It takes a lifetime. Enjoy it! Michael Morpurgo
writing fiction
I write fiction. I make things up, it's what I do.
writing long literature
I have been aspiring to write some sort of literature for a long time. Michael Moore
writing men names
A barbarian who could not write a sentence of grammar and hardly could spell his own name.... One of our tribe of great men who turn disease to commodity...he craves the sympathy for sickness as a portion of his glory. John Quincy Adams
writing rocks pieces
When you're writing for theater or TV, it's open-ended in scope. You can write 10 separate pieces that are really effective but have no place on a rock record or whatever.
writing doors people
People ask, `What was it like when you wrote Stairway to Heaven?' As if three wisemen had come knocking on the door, `Excuse me, are you writing Stairway to Heaven here?' John Paul Jones
writing people house
If you put someone in a room with no script to direct, they're just going to sit there. Writing scripts is the execution for a show. Then the director takes that and hires people. It's like trying to build a house without any bricks. You need a great script. John Patrick Shanley
writing thinking people
When I write a screenplay - and I think this is true for a lot of people - you direct the movie. Thats what writing a screenplay is.
writing soul holiness
What then is holiness? Holiness is nothing but the implanting, writing and living out of the gospel in our souls (Eph 4:24). John Owen
writing frustration wells
He who would not be frustrate of his hope to write well hereafter in laudable things ought himself to be a true poem. John Milton
writing together care
Words have to be crafted, not sprayed. They need to be fitted together with infinite care. Norman Cousins
writing miles hardest
Stand-up has the best writers, because it's the hardest writing by a million miles. Norm MacDonald
writing annoyed wells
After 'Kidulthood,' I was called in to a meeting and told that I didn't write women very well. I was very annoyed. Noel Clarke
writing stories feds
I just started to write because I was fed up of not seeing the stories that I wanted, so I was like 'Stop moaning and write something.'
writing tests scripts
When I wrote 'Kidulthood,' I didn't even know there was going to be a 'Kidulthood.' I just wanted to test myself to see if I could write a script.
writing thinking hair
I don't think I'm egotistical, and I know what my limits are: I'm a black guy who's probably losing his hair. But I'm happy to play roles that I'm given, and I'm happy to play roles that I write.
writing boredom speed
I write at high speed because boredom is bad for my health. Noel Coward
writing guitar useless
It took me to about maybe 16, 17 or 18 or something to realise I was absolutely useless at everything else except for playing guitar and writing words Noel Gallagher
writing wife brilliant
My wife would say I'm not romantic at all, but I would say that I'm the ultimate romancer because I write about... life being brilliant.
writing sound band
I know there's bands that might write something that sounds like The Smiths, and they'll go, 'Oh, it sounds like The Smiths, we've got to make it sound not like The Smiths.'
writing rocks poppies
There's no new direction. It's not more poppy or more rocky. They're just rock'n'roll tunes. I'll never change the music I write.
writing lines jokes
I start with the joke line and write backward. Nipsey Russell
writing sometimes novel
I read all the time. Sometimes I get asked if I've thought about writing a novel. Noah Baumbach
writing school training
I used a video camera, and shot on film cameras at school and stuff, but I had a lot more training as a writer. I kind of live like a writer. I get up and I write. I've done that my whole life.
writing trying imagine
I try to write 'and it's all very funny' after each scene description so that the reader can imagine the movie in their head.
writing done kind
I kind of live like a writer. I get up and I write. I've done that my whole life.
writing thinking giving
I think acting is overrated. I'm not sure I enjoyed it. You never get to write your own roles. It's wonderful for some people, but I found it nerve-wracking. I was too busy worrying that no one would give me their words to speak. Nina Conti
writing poet wells
Well, I like to write poetry. I'm a published poet. Misha Collins
writing use pads
I don't use any fance quill pens or pads, because I can't read my own handwriting. I just use whatever computer is laying around, and start writing. Mitch Albom
writing next evening
Once, lovers on faraway shores sat by candlelight and dipped ink to parchment, writing words that could not be erased. They took an evening to compose their thoughts, maybe the next evening as well.
writing interesting mind
Anyone who tries to write a memoir needs to keep in mind that what's interesting to you isn't necessarily interesting to a reader.
writing problem critics
Critics have a problem with sentimentality. Readers do not. I write for readers.