Nick Petrie Quotes

I try not to think too much about my writing process - I tend to feel my way forward and find more insights that way.

Nick Petrie

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I'm a writer first and a singer second. And then I started editing my own videos when I was 17, so it's a process I've been doing since I was younger.

Lana Del Rey
- Doing
- Process
- Editing
Try imagining James Joyce not writing about being a Catholic.

Victor LaValle
- Writing
- Being
- Try
I don't talk about Amy Winehouse as a 'singer.' She's a pioneer. I listened to her endlessly when I started writing.

Laura Mvula
- Writing
- Talk
- Singer
Normally, most writers don't say, 'I'm going into a mild hypnotic trance.' Typically, they don't know how they do it. Most people, when they have a good experience writing, they're well placed in that state, which is also sometimes called a 'flow state.' If you don't have trouble, you don't have to think about it.

Madison Smartt Bell
- People
- Good
- Writing
I like writing flawed women, and being one, it's something I feel I can write with some veracity and authority.

Callie Khouri
- Writing
- Women
- Feel
I wasn't one of those kids who grew up wanting to write or who read a particular book and thought: 'I want to do that!' I always told stories and wrote them down, but I never thought writing was a career path, even though, clearly, someone was writing the books and newspapers and magazines.

Gayle Forman
- Up
- Writing
- Book