On plenty of days the writer can write three or four pages, and on plenty of other days he concludes he must throw them away.
The writing that so thrills and exhilarates you, as if you were dancing right next to the band, is barely audible to anyone else.
There are some different things I'm writing and developing, but I don't know where they'll go. They're fun stuff that I would be in and are written in my voice, for me.
I think that if you want to pass emotion, you have to write a letter. Emotions do not pass in SMS or in e-mail.
I think it's very important to write a demythologized woman character. My characters are flawed. They are no better than they should be.
When you're working with a smaller budget I suppose one of the things that has to be in your mind when you are writing is that you have to keep the characters down to a minimum.
The things that converge in the writing of a play come from a complex of motives, a genesis shrouded in a certain kind of mystery.
I never see a novel as a film while I'm writing it. Mostly because novels and films are so different, and I'm such an internal novelist.
As somebody who's been writing about this subject for getting on twenty years now, it's astonishing how the climate has changed in the last five years.
Writing fulfils an insatiable drive. Finishing the story satisfies my thirst. But I must keep drinking until the story quenches a buyer.
Do you know the phrase, 'The word 'water' will not wet you?' It's one thing to write down an idea and another thing entirely to execute it.
A lot of times when songwriters get together and write a song... somebody will come in with a hook and a lot of times they come out with something that sounds a little crafty.
Having an intelligent secretary does not get rid of the need to read, write, and draw, etc. In a well functioning world, tools and agents are complementary.
when people stopped having enough money to make long distance calls, or the energy and time to write, they disappeared ["The Basement,” , Feb 5, 2015].
I write by myself initially. That's the way I've always written, just working on pure thought by myself. Then I bring it to the table with whoever I'm collaborating with.
I don't think I've ever dared to write down what I see in the ruins of me, or tell in any detail the scars and all their secrets.
Writing like this is a little like milking a cow: the milk is so rich and delicious, and the cow is so glad you did it.
One of the things I wanted to do with 'The Turn' was write a production of songs that could be stripped down to one or two instruments if you chose to do it.
Today there is a division between those who write about literature and those who create it. I, obviously, don't think that should be there.
Being prepared helps you feel more confident at the doctor's office. Think about what you want to ask and write those questions down.
I'd think of a topic and just rant on it and transfer it to the computer, upload it. It's such a quick thing. You post it on your website and after an hour, 10 people write comments.
