Of all the ways of acquiring books, writing them oneself is regarded as the most praiseworthy method. Writers are really people who write books not because they are poor, but because they are dissatisfied with the books which they could buy but do no...
The Book of Us. I’m writing it. And you’re in it.
You have to write the book that wants to be written. And if the book will be too difficult for grown-ups, then you write it for children.
I'm an author. And writers write books. And writing books is a full-time career.
When I write a book, I write a book for myself; the reaction is up to the reader. It's not my business whether people like or dislike it.
Be kind and considerate with your criticism... It's just as hard to write a bad book as it is to write a good book.
Writing your book is not the end all of your strategy. It is a powerful catalyst that will push you to the top of your game. You see, something magical happens when you write your book and this is the best place to mention it because a sale happens w...
A brick could be used to help you write the book you’ve always wanted to write. That is, if you wanted to write a book on masonry with a target market of two—your parents.
I wanted to be a writer that had an impact. I wanted, and still I say the same thing, I want to write books that change people's lives, change how we think and live and read and write. I wanna write books that are read in 50 or 100 years.
People ask me, 'Why are you still writing books?' Like I'm still only writing to make money and as soon as I have enough I'll quit and go fishing? I like to write books. It's the most satisfying thing I do.
When I was in fourth grade... this wonderful teacher said you didn't have to write a book report, you could just talk about the book, you could do a drawing of the book, you could write a play inspired by the book, and that's what I did. I got to be ...
On writing, my advice is the same to all. If you want to be a writer, write. Write and write and write. If you stop, start again. Save everything that you write. If you feel blocked, write through it until you feel your creative juices flowing again....
Writing a book is like raising a child, the only difference is you don’t have the fucking part in writing a book.
I wear a helmet when I write, because if you’re doing it right, writing is dangerous.
It may be important to write a book that doesn't come up to what I would like to have rather than to write no book at all.
After a while, you start to realize that you should write a book you would want to read. I try to write a book I would enjoy.
With each book you write you have to learn how to write that book - so every time, you have to start all over again.
I used to tell my writing students that they must write the books they wished they could come upon - because then the books they hungered and thirsted for would exist.
My work looks like a comic book in form, but it's not a typical comic book in content. I write autobiographical stuff.
At that time, I had recently finished a book called Amazing Grace, which many people tell me is a very painful book to read. Well, if it was painful to read, it was also painful to write. I had pains in my chest for two years while I was writing that...
I often write two books simultaneously. Usually one of them starts out as a fun experiment designed to give me a daily break from the real book I'm writing. And then that becomes a real book too.
