Writing Quotes

My writing process often begins with a question. I write down ideas and let them stew for about a year. Then, when I sit down to write, I make a list of characters and try to see how they fit.

Cynthia Voigt
- Writing
- Question
It's essential to have sacred time for writing. All successful authors have some daily commitment to keep on-track and moving forward.

Dani Shapiro
- Time
- Moving
- Daily

The hardest thing about writing my second album is that I had 20 years to write my first album.

Halsey
- Writing
- Years
- First
I gave up writing for seven years (very biblical) and picked it up again, still clueless and still seeking the exotic, when I was twenty-one.

David Bergen
- Up
- Writing
When talking about writing, I often use the analogy of archaeology. There are these great tunes all around. Your skill as a musician allows you to pick them out without breaking them.

Pat Metheny
- Great
- Writing
- You
I've been writing songs since I was at least 20. That's what I wanted to do before I became a model.

Karen Elson
- Writing
- Model
- Songs
For me, as a writer, I desperately want to be read. I'm very conscious of readers as I'm writing. I think, 'If you write for yourself, then why don't you just keep it under the bed,' so I definitely write for other people.

Matt Haig
- People
- Writing
- Why
When I began writing science fiction in the middle '60s, it seemed very easy to find ideas that took decades to percolate into the cultural consciousness; now the lead time seems more like eighteen months.

Vernor Vinge
- Time
- Writing
- Science