|

|

Advertisements

Why Writers Write Quotes

Why should a novelist not also be a historian? To force unnatural divisions within the English language is to work against its capacious and accommodating nature. To expect a writer to produce only novels, or only histories, is equivalent to demanding from a composer that he or she write only string quartets or piano sonatas Picture Quote #1

Writers don’t always know what they mean - that’s why they write. Their work stands in for them. On the page, the reader meets the authoritative, perfected self; in life, the writer is lumbered with the uncertain, imperfect one Picture Quote #1

Read good books. Read bad books - and figure out why you don’t like them. Then don’t do it when you write. If you are a science fiction or fantasy writer, going to conventions and attending panels is very useful Picture Quote #1

Writers have opinions - that, in part, is why they write. Therefore they have strong likes and dislikes Picture Quote #1

If you want to know why all writers are a little crazy read ‘The Midnight Disease’ by Alice W. Flaherty. She talks about the drive to write, writer’s block, and the creative brain. I know what’s wrong with me! Picture Quote #1

Why do writers, say, give up a job in economics and decide to write poetry? Or, why do they give up a job in a bank and decide to paint, like Krishan Khanna? They want to convey something Picture Quote #1

Advertisements

For me, the day job comes first. That’s why I call myself a diplomat who writes, not a writer who masquerades as a diplomat. If the day job demands it, I won’t write at all. I write in what I call ‘the crevices of my day job’, and that comes only on weekends Picture Quote #1

Despite all the cynical things writers have said about writing for money, the truth is we write for love. That is why it is so easy to exploit us Picture Quote #1

Why would they have gone to the trouble to hire the best comedy writers in the business to write funny material for us to play straight, if the children in our audience were the only audience Picture Quote #1

There's a practical problem about time and energy, and a more subtle problem of what it does to a writer's head, to continually analyze why they write, where it all comes from, where it's going to Picture Quote #1

That’s why writers write-to say things loudly with ink. To give feet to thoughts; to make quiet, still feelings loudly heard Picture Quote #1

Let me tell you one thing about why writers write: had I known the answer to any of these questions I would never have needed to write a novel Picture Quote #1

Advertisements

Friendship Quotes

Motivational Quotes

Inspirational Quotes

Advertisements

Text Quotes

Why should a novelist not also be a historian? To force unnatural divisions within the English language is to work against its capacious and accommodating nature. To expect a writer to produce only novels, or only histories, is equivalent to demanding from a composer that he or she write only string quartets or piano sonatas (Why Writers Write Quotes) Writers don’t always know what they mean - that’s why they write. Their work stands in for them. On the page, the reader meets the authoritative, perfected self; in life, the writer is lumbered with the uncertain, imperfect one (Why Writers Write Quotes) Read good books. Read bad books - and figure out why you don’t like them. Then don’t do it when you write. If you are a science fiction or fantasy writer, going to conventions and attending panels is very useful (Why Writers Write Quotes) Writers have opinions - that, in part, is why they write. Therefore they have strong likes and dislikes (Why Writers Write Quotes) If you want to know why all writers are a little crazy read ‘The Midnight Disease’ by Alice W. Flaherty. She talks about the drive to write, writer’s block, and the creative brain. I know what’s wrong with me! (Why Writers Write Quotes) Why do writers, say, give up a job in economics and decide to write poetry? Or, why do they give up a job in a bank and decide to paint, like Krishan Khanna? They want to convey something (Why Writers Write Quotes) For me, the day job comes first. That’s why I call myself a diplomat who writes, not a writer who masquerades as a diplomat. If the day job demands it, I won’t write at all. I write in what I call ‘the crevices of my day job’, and that comes only on weekends (Why Writers Write Quotes) Despite all the cynical things writers have said about writing for money, the truth is we write for love. That is why it is so easy to exploit us (Why Writers Write Quotes) Why would they have gone to the trouble to hire the best comedy writers in the business to write funny material for us to play straight, if the children in our audience were the only audience (Why Writers Write Quotes) There's a practical problem about time and energy, and a more subtle problem of what it does to a writer's head, to continually analyze why they write, where it all comes from, where it's going to (Why Writers Write Quotes) That’s why writers write-to say things loudly with ink. To give feet to thoughts; to make quiet, still feelings loudly heard (Why Writers Write Quotes) Let me tell you one thing about why writers write: had I known the answer to any of these questions I would never have needed to write a novel (Why Writers Write Quotes)