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Writing Quotes

I am so happy to be on a show with writing I wanted to participate in Picture Quote #1

Publishing your work is important. Even if you are giving a piece to some smaller publication for free, you will learn something about your writing. The editor will say something, friends will mention it. You will learn Picture Quote #1

After that, I specifically started writing lyrics. I would like sweat and think and get it all together Picture Quote #1

For me, naming bands was the forerunner to really writing lyrics, because I work off titles Picture Quote #1

I used to work very long hours. Then I started to realize that the stuff that I was writing in the late afternoons, I was generally throwing out. So I quit earlier than I used to Picture Quote #1

I try not to be overly literal. When I’m writing songs, I write down a lot of words, and then I try to simplify it. I like to give people hints or words that make visual pictures for them Picture Quote #1

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My idea of what’s good and bad and right and wrong is maybe greyer than most, and I like writing about that Picture Quote #1

I’m not sure why writing for others became harder. Probably a reluctance to give away anything you might conceivably use yourself caused a block. I did it, but it remained hard when it had once been easy Picture Quote #1

I end up writing about all kinds of things. I never make an attempt to write about anything in particular. I don’t have a little list of topics to write about Picture Quote #1

Artists don’t talk about art. Artists talk about work. If I have anything to say to young writers, it’s stop thinking of writing as art. Think of it as work Picture Quote #1

If you’re writing anything decent, it’s in you, it’s your spirit coming out. If it’s not an expression of how a person genuinely feels, then it’s not a good song done with any conviction Picture Quote #1

And the nice thing about writing a novel is you take your time, you sit with the character sometimes nine years, you look very deeply at a situation, unlike in real life when we just kind of snap something out Picture Quote #1

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I have no reason to sit home and write songs all day without going out and playing for the folks. And I have no reason to go play for the folks unless I’m writing new songs so they can sort of feed off one another. And I just try to do the best I can Picture Quote #1

The first four months of writing the book, my mental image is scratching with my hands through granite. My other image is pushing a train up the mountain, and it’s icy, and I’m in bare feet Picture Quote #1

As an actor, I go where the good writing is. That’s the bottom line Picture Quote #1

I did a lot of writing for a lot of different kinds of bands that I was in and out of during those five years and that left me with a little body of songs that I liked better when I played alone, so I ended up going out solo and very soon made my first album Picture Quote #1

As soon as you start writing about how human beings interact with each other socially, you’re into politics, aren’t you? Picture Quote #1

I have two ideas for novels at the moment, neither of them all that conventional, but I’m not ready to choose between them yet, let alone settle down to the process of writing Picture Quote #1

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You would go mad if you began to speculate about the impact your novel might have while you were still writing it Picture Quote #1

Do not copy my style! The first rule of writing is write about what you know, not what you think you know. So, think about what you’ve done in your life and write about that Picture Quote #1

I don’t believe in writing anything that I don’t know about or haven’t researched about personally. I like to transport the reader to places, and in order to do that I have to do the research Picture Quote #1

I have written 20 books, and each one is like having a baby. Writing is not easy; some people want to write books but just can’t put a story together. I can put together a story that interests both me and my readers Picture Quote #1

Writing anything is terribly hard but, alas for me, because I am addicted, a heck of a lot of fun. I often am sorry I ever started writing prose, because it is so hard. But I can’t stop Picture Quote #1

If I stopped writing and being at my piano, I wouldn’t know how to live. It’s your best friend Picture Quote #1

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I think the thing that has made it possible for me to write personal songs and sing them year after year is the sensibility for good writing. Just opening your veins all over the paper is not necessarily going to be interesting. I wanted to speak to people Picture Quote #1

I think I would spend the first 30 weeks not writing, just clearing my head and seeing parts of the world I haven’t seen and going back to places I have seen and love Picture Quote #1

Nobody’s going to write a book about me, because nobody’s going to find anything worth writing a book about Picture Quote #1

The beautiful part of writing is that you don’t have to get it right the first time, unlike, say, a brain surgeon. You can always do it better, find the exact word, the apt phrase, the leaping simile Picture Quote #1

Even when I am writing I usually take a break around lunchtime and go for a little walk to clear out my head Picture Quote #1

A prose writer gets tired of writing prose, and wants to be a poet. So he begins every line with a capital letter, and keeps on writing prose Picture Quote #1

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I am so happy to be on a show with writing I wanted to participate in (Writing Quotes) Publishing your work is important. Even if you are giving a piece to some smaller publication for free, you will learn something about your writing. The editor will say something, friends will mention it. You will learn (Writing Quotes) After that, I specifically started writing lyrics. I would like sweat and think and get it all together (Writing Quotes) For me, naming bands was the forerunner to really writing lyrics, because I work off titles (Writing Quotes) I used to work very long hours. Then I started to realize that the stuff that I was writing in the late afternoons, I was generally throwing out. So I quit earlier than I used to (Writing Quotes) I try not to be overly literal. When I’m writing songs, I write down a lot of words, and then I try to simplify it. I like to give people hints or words that make visual pictures for them (Writing Quotes) My idea of what’s good and bad and right and wrong is maybe greyer than most, and I like writing about that (Writing Quotes) I’m not sure why writing for others became harder. Probably a reluctance to give away anything you might conceivably use yourself caused a block. I did it, but it remained hard when it had once been easy (Writing Quotes) I end up writing about all kinds of things. I never make an attempt to write about anything in particular. I don’t have a little list of topics to write about (Writing Quotes) Artists don’t talk about art. Artists talk about work. If I have anything to say to young writers, it’s stop thinking of writing as art. Think of it as work (Writing Quotes) If you’re writing anything decent, it’s in you, it’s your spirit coming out. If it’s not an expression of how a person genuinely feels, then it’s not a good song done with any conviction (Writing Quotes) And the nice thing about writing a novel is you take your time, you sit with the character sometimes nine years, you look very deeply at a situation, unlike in real life when we just kind of snap something out (Writing Quotes) I have no reason to sit home and write songs all day without going out and playing for the folks. And I have no reason to go play for the folks unless I’m writing new songs so they can sort of feed off one another. And I just try to do the best I can (Writing Quotes) The first four months of writing the book, my mental image is scratching with my hands through granite. My other image is pushing a train up the mountain, and it’s icy, and I’m in bare feet (Writing Quotes) As an actor, I go where the good writing is. That’s the bottom line (Writing Quotes) I did a lot of writing for a lot of different kinds of bands that I was in and out of during those five years and that left me with a little body of songs that I liked better when I played alone, so I ended up going out solo and very soon made my first album (Writing Quotes) As soon as you start writing about how human beings interact with each other socially, you’re into politics, aren’t you? (Writing Quotes) I have two ideas for novels at the moment, neither of them all that conventional, but I’m not ready to choose between them yet, let alone settle down to the process of writing (Writing Quotes) You would go mad if you began to speculate about the impact your novel might have while you were still writing it (Writing Quotes) Do not copy my style! The first rule of writing is write about what you know, not what you think you know. So, think about what you’ve done in your life and write about that (Writing Quotes) I don’t believe in writing anything that I don’t know about or haven’t researched about personally. I like to transport the reader to places, and in order to do that I have to do the research (Writing Quotes) I have written 20 books, and each one is like having a baby. Writing is not easy; some people want to write books but just can’t put a story together. I can put together a story that interests both me and my readers (Writing Quotes) Writing anything is terribly hard but, alas for me, because I am addicted, a heck of a lot of fun. I often am sorry I ever started writing prose, because it is so hard. But I can’t stop (Writing Quotes) If I stopped writing and being at my piano, I wouldn’t know how to live. It’s your best friend (Writing Quotes) I think the thing that has made it possible for me to write personal songs and sing them year after year is the sensibility for good writing. Just opening your veins all over the paper is not necessarily going to be interesting. I wanted to speak to people (Writing Quotes) I think I would spend the first 30 weeks not writing, just clearing my head and seeing parts of the world I haven’t seen and going back to places I have seen and love (Writing Quotes) Nobody’s going to write a book about me, because nobody’s going to find anything worth writing a book about (Writing Quotes) The beautiful part of writing is that you don’t have to get it right the first time, unlike, say, a brain surgeon. You can always do it better, find the exact word, the apt phrase, the leaping simile (Writing Quotes) Even when I am writing I usually take a break around lunchtime and go for a little walk to clear out my head (Writing Quotes) A prose writer gets tired of writing prose, and wants to be a poet. So he begins every line with a capital letter, and keeps on writing prose (Writing Quotes)

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