1,024 Quotes About Writing-process

Don't fool yourself. Talking about writing is not the same as actually doing it.

Always being myself and my salve, which is life. I’m not lonely, if that’s what it seems like. Always writing things down.

Of course, the writer can impose control; It's just a really shitty idea. Writing controlled fiction is called "plotting." Buckling your seatbelt and letting the story take over, however... that is called "storytelling." Storytelling is as natural as breathing; plotting is the literary version of artificial respiration.

A writer writes. There are no exceptions to this reality. No excuses. Stop wasting time talking about your stories and get them on paper.

Because. Everything worth anything takes time.

Don't be afraid of what you're creating.

I am swimming in a sea of words, attempting to keep my head above water.

A writing day is like any other day. Except I live in my pajamas, I forget to eat, and I suddenly look up, wondering when day turned into night.

Let life be the foundation. Be brave. Wander deep inside yourself to the little room no one knows about. Fling the door wide open and write.