Quotes of: I-write Keyword

God writes on crooked lines.

South American

Before I’ll take my clone on as a pupil in the craft of writing, he must prove his worthiness. He must write 100 thoughts down, of which 10 might be interesting. If he’s done that, good, then he must write 1,000 thoughts, of which 200 might be in...

At even one penny, this book would be overpriced. In fact, free is too expensive, because you'd still waste time by reading it.

Write as if life has no meanings without writing.

Debasish Mridha

I've been really enjoying writing articles and writing music and music for movies.

Alanis Morissette

Writing a novel is easier than writing a memoir; you are not constrained by the truth.

Steve Bisley

The more we are willing to separate from distraction and step into the open arms of boredom, the more writing will get on the page.

The Getaway Car: A Practical Memoir About Writing and Life

You own everything that happened to you. Tell your stories. If people wanted you to write warmly about them, they should've behaved better.

Bird by Bird: Some Instructions on Writing and Life

Writing takes a combination of sophistication and innocence; it takes conscience, our belief that something is beautiful because it is right.

Bird by Bird: Some Instructions on Writing and Life

For some it is harder to write a novel than to row a bathtub across the North Atlantic.

How to Write a Damn Good Novel: A Step-by-Step No Nonsense Guide to Dramatic Storytelling

Writing is a lonely job. Having someone who believes in you makes a lot if difference. They don't have to makes speeches. Just believing is usually enough.

On Writing: A Memoir of the Craft

It's hard for me to believe that people who read very little (or not at all in some cases) should presume to write and expect people to like what they have written.

On Writing: A Memoir of the Craft

When you write a book, you spend day after day scanning and identifying the trees. When you’re done, you have to step back and look at the forest.

On Writing: A Memoir of the Craft

You cannot write the pages you love without writing the pages you hate. Nothing that you write is pointless, useless, or unnecessary. The product requires the process. The good days may be more enjoyable, but the tough ones are the ones they’re bui...

Robin Black

To sing a song is quite different than to write a poem. I'm not and never will be a novelist, but to write a novel is not the same thing as writing a play. There is a difference in form, but essentially what you're after is the same thing.

Sam Shepard

Write the kind of story you would like to read. People will give you all sorts of advice about writing, but if you are not writing something you like, no one else will like it either.

Meg Cabot

Writing for videogames is really unique. You learn all the rules of writing, but there's a whole other set of rules for game writing, and we're changing them as we move along as well, which makes it more challenging.

Rhianna Pratchett

By ignoring a lot of American culture you can write more interesting stories. Unfortunately, if you were writing about America as it is, you'd be writing about a lot of people sitting in front of television sets.

Richard Russo

If you you write with enough assurance and confidence, you’re allowed to do whatever you like. So write your story as it needs to be written. Write it honestly, and tell it as best you can.

Neil Gaiman

There is a whole industry in America of people who want to write, and those who teach it. Even if the students don't end up writing, what's good about them taking the courses is, they become great readers, learning to appreciate the writing.

Edmund White

Write comic books if you love comic books so much that you want to write them. Don't write them like movies. Comics can do a lot of things that movies can't do, and vice versa.

Grant Morrison

Writing comedy is an exposing thing because you're putting yourself on the line with every joke you write, and although you can't second-guess an audience, if you want to be successful, you have to write stuff people like.

Catherine Tate