1,024 Quotes About Writing-process

Siamo scrittori e non ci chiediamo mai a vicenda da dove vengano le nostre idee: sappiamo di non saperlo.

The trick is to work a paragraph until reading it puts a smile on your face, then you have set the bar for what goes around it.

The king's paramour wore a similar band on his head, though the gemstones were absent from this crown. He didn't seem to mind, his smile fiercely bright while his fingers intertwined with the king's.

Robert Jordan taught me how to describe a cup of water. A cup of water isn't just a cup of water, it's a means of expressing character.

The writer must then see that once the protagonist lies, either to herself or to others-the lie will create its own repercussions, its own penalties and circumstances of revelation...A simple principle therefore is to create situation where the protagonist is forced to lie.

Why is it that we understand that playing the cello will require work but we relegate writing to the magic of inspiration?

Quand j’ai un stylo dans la main, je sens le monde entier trembler devant moi. Je voudrais suivre la trace de l’encre jusqu’à mille endroits. Cette tentation m’effraie. Ce pouvoir. Je n’écris donc pas de lettres, de listes ou quoi que ce soit. Parce que je pourrais me surprendre à écrire tout autre chose. Je tiens le stylo mais je ne sais pas lequel de nous deux est le maître.

Don’t romanticize your vocation. You can either write good sentences or you can’t. There is no ‘writer’s lifestyle.’ All that matters is what you leave on the page.

В джоба си държах винаги две книги, една за четене, една за писане.