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Act Of Writing Quotes

You can approach the act of writing with nervousness, excitement, hopefulness, or despair ... Come to it any way but lightly Picture Quote #1

If I get ideas independently of the act of writing, they never really fit. So for me, there’s no hanging out, waiting for inspiration Picture Quote #1

Be yourself and your readers will follow you anywhere. Try to commit an act of writing and they will jump overboard to get away Picture Quote #1

I tend to delay writing by doing more research - it’s really the act of writing the piece that I have the hardest time with Picture Quote #1

The actual act of writing brings me such pleasure - to tell stories, to engage in cultural criticism, to reflect, to question, all of it is invigorating Picture Quote #1

If you’re hooked on the physical act of writing, there’s a good chance of your hanging in there long enough to say what you were born to say Picture Quote #1

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Language is inexorably tied to power and understanding. And power and understanding are the roots of magic. Just the act of writing something down is a magical act Picture Quote #1

The world doesn’t fully make sense until the writer has secured his version of it on the page. And the act of writing is strangely more lifelike than life Picture Quote #1

The act of writing is a way of tricking yourself into revealing something that you would never consciously put into the world. Sometimes I’m shocked by the deeply personal things I’ve put into books without realizing it Picture Quote #1

I used to write travel essays, and I was struck by how the fact of writing about a place would change my relationship with it. I would make completely different choices, do things I wouldn’t have normally, because I had to fill this narrative shape Picture Quote #1

To me, writing is a considered act. It’s something which is a great labor of thought and consideration Picture Quote #1

One of the things I had to learn as a writer was to trust the act of writing. To put myself in the position of writing to find out what I was writing. I did that with ‘World’s Fair,’ as with all of them. The inventions of the book come as discoveries Picture Quote #1

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Writing is sometimes a balancing act between keeping things easily readable and being accurate Picture Quote #1

Writing has got to be an act of discovery. Finding out things about what one is writing about Picture Quote #1

Writing plays for me is often an act of looking at basement-level fears in terms of where they come from Picture Quote #1

When I’m writing for rappers it’s kinda like switching, Okay, you’re not PJ. Now you have to act like a rapper Picture Quote #1

As a total activity - I practice curating, art, architecture, writing, and publishing all together. I still act as a living creature Picture Quote #1

History is a succession of things that ought never to have happened, and the writing act is a kind of revenge against this Picture Quote #1

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The writing of a poem is, for me, in the first place, an almost total act of abandon leading to discovery leading to recognition Picture Quote #1

I almost always urge people to write in the first person. ... Writing is an act of ego and you might as well admit it Picture Quote #1

In my experience, cutting back is the crucial act that allows the vitality, precision and emotional heart of a piece of writing to emerge Picture Quote #1

Fiction writing is an act of imagination, lived experience is secondary in many ways, writing a novel really is all about inventing worlds and people Picture Quote #1

Writing and directing might be a red herring, and really I’m just re-examining what it is to act, to do it well and do it properly Picture Quote #1

For me, writing plays is far more an act of the mind than of the emotions. It’s a very different kind of impulse than fiction writing Picture Quote #1

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Writing fiction is an act of imagination and fantasizing, and it’s not relating in prose what you’ve been doing for the last two or three years Picture Quote #1

A writer will do anything to avoid the act of writing Picture Quote #1

Perhaps the act of writing is necessary when nothing happens Picture Quote #1

The only time I know that something is true is the moment I discover it in the act of writing Picture Quote #1

During the act of writing I have told myself something that I didn’t know I knew Picture Quote #1

The correctness and quality of what you write do not matter; the act of writing does Picture Quote #1

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You can approach the act of writing with nervousness, excitement, hopefulness, or despair ... Come to it any way but lightly (Act Of Writing Quotes) If I get ideas independently of the act of writing, they never really fit. So for me, there’s no hanging out, waiting for inspiration (Act Of Writing Quotes) Be yourself and your readers will follow you anywhere. Try to commit an act of writing and they will jump overboard to get away (Act Of Writing Quotes) I tend to delay writing by doing more research - it’s really the act of writing the piece that I have the hardest time with (Act Of Writing Quotes) The actual act of writing brings me such pleasure - to tell stories, to engage in cultural criticism, to reflect, to question, all of it is invigorating (Act Of Writing Quotes) If you’re hooked on the physical act of writing, there’s a good chance of your hanging in there long enough to say what you were born to say (Act Of Writing Quotes) Language is inexorably tied to power and understanding. And power and understanding are the roots of magic. Just the act of writing something down is a magical act (Act Of Writing Quotes) The world doesn’t fully make sense until the writer has secured his version of it on the page. And the act of writing is strangely more lifelike than life (Act Of Writing Quotes) The act of writing is a way of tricking yourself into revealing something that you would never consciously put into the world. Sometimes I’m shocked by the deeply personal things I’ve put into books without realizing it (Act Of Writing Quotes) I used to write travel essays, and I was struck by how the fact of writing about a place would change my relationship with it. I would make completely different choices, do things I wouldn’t have normally, because I had to fill this narrative shape (Act Of Writing Quotes) To me, writing is a considered act. It’s something which is a great labor of thought and consideration (Act Of Writing Quotes) One of the things I had to learn as a writer was to trust the act of writing. To put myself in the position of writing to find out what I was writing. I did that with ‘World’s Fair,’ as with all of them. The inventions of the book come as discoveries (Act Of Writing Quotes) Writing is sometimes a balancing act between keeping things easily readable and being accurate (Act Of Writing Quotes) Writing has got to be an act of discovery. Finding out things about what one is writing about (Act Of Writing Quotes) Writing plays for me is often an act of looking at basement-level fears in terms of where they come from (Act Of Writing Quotes) When I’m writing for rappers it’s kinda like switching, Okay, you’re not PJ. Now you have to act like a rapper (Act Of Writing Quotes) As a total activity - I practice curating, art, architecture, writing, and publishing all together. I still act as a living creature (Act Of Writing Quotes) History is a succession of things that ought never to have happened, and the writing act is a kind of revenge against this (Act Of Writing Quotes) The writing of a poem is, for me, in the first place, an almost total act of abandon leading to discovery leading to recognition (Act Of Writing Quotes) I almost always urge people to write in the first person. ... Writing is an act of ego and you might as well admit it (Act Of Writing Quotes) In my experience, cutting back is the crucial act that allows the vitality, precision and emotional heart of a piece of writing to emerge (Act Of Writing Quotes) Fiction writing is an act of imagination, lived experience is secondary in many ways, writing a novel really is all about inventing worlds and people (Act Of Writing Quotes) Writing and directing might be a red herring, and really I’m just re-examining what it is to act, to do it well and do it properly (Act Of Writing Quotes) For me, writing plays is far more an act of the mind than of the emotions. It’s a very different kind of impulse than fiction writing (Act Of Writing Quotes) Writing fiction is an act of imagination and fantasizing, and it’s not relating in prose what you’ve been doing for the last two or three years (Act Of Writing Quotes) A writer will do anything to avoid the act of writing (Act Of Writing Quotes) Perhaps the act of writing is necessary when nothing happens (Act Of Writing Quotes) The only time I know that something is true is the moment I discover it in the act of writing (Act Of Writing Quotes) During the act of writing I have told myself something that I didn’t know I knew (Act Of Writing Quotes) The correctness and quality of what you write do not matter; the act of writing does (Act Of Writing Quotes)

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