1,024 Quotes About Writing-process

When a person sets out to learn from others and not to teach others he becomes a true writer.

And I've learned to hit the brakes at these kinds of stop signs rather than t-boning a tanker truck filled with 200 proof mediocrity.

Deadlines help me, but my muse hates them. My muse functions in fits and starts, and tends to take very long vacations. Deadlines are like a hot poker to his ass. They force us both to sit down and write, which is what it takes to do this.

A writer must be willing to leave oneself behind in order to explore new territories of the mind and unearth primordial truths that startle and frighten us.

Always seeking

All the best writers take risks, offend people often and say fuck you to the critics.

The ending to your book is different from the ending to your plot.

We are only writing the history of our time.

Just write. That's my only tip. And read. I guess that's two.