Quotes About Writing

If it is a distinction to have written a good book, it is also a disgrace to have written a bad one.

All good writers across the board, if they're dealing with real tragedy, they will give you comedy in it. And if they're dealing with real comedy, there will be tragic moments in it.

When you feel good about what youve written, there is just no high that is greater.

You have to go where the good writing is.

Good writers hate bad writing but hating bad writing doesn't make you good. Writing badly does.

Success is so fleeting, even if you get a good book deal or your book is a huge success, there's always the fear: What about the next one?

One paradox of professional writing is that books written solely for money and/or acclaim will almost never be good enough to garner either.

My main piece of advice would be dont worry about being published - just write a really good book, but also dont be afraid to write a bad book. Give yourself permission to fail, and dont be afraid.

Even as she'd been writing it, she wondered if she was using too many exclamation marks, but she was glad she left them in. Nothing says "all is good in the world" like exclamation marks, after all.

Avoid theatrical flourishes - the phrases that sound so damned good that they stand up and beg to be recognized as "good writing," and therefore must be struck from the text.

The reason that I'm considered to be prolific is just because I'm a good listener. It literally is me taking dictation when I write. I'm listening and typing as fast as I'm hearing the words.

Good writing can be defined as having something to say and saying it well. When one has nothing to say, one should remain silent. Silence is always beautiful at such times.

The very good thing about MFA programs is their democratizing. They bring a lot of different people to the table.

I like garage band for writing because you only have crayons and there are only five crayons in the box. Your choices are limited and I find that to be very good for me.

Although I write screenplays, I don't think I'm a very good writer. I'm very interested in studying cultures and social issues, but as an academic I don't think I would have been too successful.

Even if something within me is ugly, writing is a pretty good place to play with that thing and to begin to really see it.

I was a better writer when I was teaching. I was constantly going over the basics and constantly reminding myself, as I reminded my students, what made a good story, a good poem.

It is much easier to write a good Times leading article than a good joke in Punch.

Always care for the writing part first. Every good film project starts with good writing. If you have a good script, everything else follows. Writing is crucial.

As an actor, I go where the good writing is. That's the bottom line.

Most writers write to say something about other people - and it doesn't last. Good writers write to find out about themselves - and it lasts forever.

Good writers will, indeed, do well to imitate the ingenious traveller. . .who always proportions his stay in any place.

The secret of all good writing is sound judgment.

Whenever you can bring your chops in as a reporter to unearth a cool story, that's always a good thing.