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Writing Quotes

The advice would be the same for any kind of fiction. Keep writing, and keep sending things out, not to friends and relatives, but to people who have the power to buy. A lot of additional, useful tips could be added, but this is fundamental Picture Quote #1

Writing is a question of finding a certain rhythm. I compare it to the rhythms of jazz. Much of the time life is a sort of rhythmic progression of three characters. If one tells oneself that life is like that, one feels it less arbitrary Picture Quote #1

The act of writing is a kind of catharsis, a liberation, but I never really concerned myself with that. I write because it interests me Picture Quote #1

For me the writing, when I’m going to direct it myself, is really just the first draft, and I don’t change it very much; I only change it on average about two lines per movie Picture Quote #1

I think I got spoiled and that writing a short story and getting it published, or writing a novel and getting it published, you pretty much get to do the first, second and third draft yourself without a whole lot of interference Picture Quote #1

And after about two years, I realized that creative writing was not going to help you ace those biological tests. So I switched over to journalism. I didn’t graduate with honors, but I did graduate on time and with some doing Picture Quote #1

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I always thought writing was the foundation and the basis for journalism in the same way being able to draw is the foundation for art Picture Quote #1

I really enjoy the writing process because I can do it from my house. I can create these characters and take them in the different directions that I want to take them. You have a lot of freedom as a writer Picture Quote #1

It is always pleasant to learn that someone takes an interest in a work which one enjoyed writing Picture Quote #1

Major writing is to say what has been seen, so that it need never be said again Picture Quote #1

I think plays, like books, are endemic. They grow out of the soil of the writer and the place he’s writing about. I think, you just can’t move them about, you know Picture Quote #1

Writing songs has a therapeutic effect, and it either kills off love or wins the heart of the lover Picture Quote #1

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A good editor understands what you’re talking and writing about and doesn’t meddle too much Picture Quote #1

If you’re young enough, any kind of writing you do for a short period of time is a marvelous apprenticeship Picture Quote #1

Writing is finally play, and there’s no reason why you should get paid for playing Picture Quote #1

Writing is like a contact sport, like football. You can get hurt, but you enjoy it Picture Quote #1

For me, a play is a form of writing which isn’t complete until it is interpreted by actors. But it’s still a form of writing. And so most of my time is spent thinking about how to write a sentence Picture Quote #1

I picked up the writing on the very day he died. It was the only consolation I could find Picture Quote #1

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I get drunk writing words. I don’t drink or do drugs, but I get so carried away with writing that I get inebriated from it Picture Quote #1

I’m incapable of writing without social commentary. I like to think that it’s integrated and not really heavy handedly didactic Picture Quote #1

Somebody said writing is easy, you just sit down at your typewriter and open a vein. It depends on the book. Some, I have to do quite a lot of research, which I like. Others are much closer to me Picture Quote #1

Writing is not a profession but a vocation of unhappiness. I don’t think an artist can ever be happy Picture Quote #1

I don’t think it’s shameful to admit that some days your time can be better spent reading than writing Picture Quote #1

When I was writing my first two books I was also freelancing and teaching and doing other odd jobs Picture Quote #1

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I started writing, or rather, thinking, stories as a child, and at that time the reason was very clear Picture Quote #1

This is mainly because I spend a lot of time writing and so don’t have much time to read; I hate to waste that time reading what may turn out to be junk food for the mind, when there’s so much real writing to be read Picture Quote #1

Whatever I’m reading at the moment seems to influence whatever I’m writing Picture Quote #1

When I started writing a business column 15 years ago, I knew I’d found the perfect job for myself. As a columnist I could pick my own topic, do my own analysis, say what I wanted to say and attribute it to myself. Best of all, I could write in my own voice Picture Quote #1

There’s a mystery to writing, and you don’t really know where most of it comes from Picture Quote #1

It’s part of a cycle of stories I’m writing where I deconstruct classic science fiction Picture Quote #1

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The advice would be the same for any kind of fiction. Keep writing, and keep sending things out, not to friends and relatives, but to people who have the power to buy. A lot of additional, useful tips could be added, but this is fundamental (Writing Quotes) Writing is a question of finding a certain rhythm. I compare it to the rhythms of jazz. Much of the time life is a sort of rhythmic progression of three characters. If one tells oneself that life is like that, one feels it less arbitrary (Writing Quotes) The act of writing is a kind of catharsis, a liberation, but I never really concerned myself with that. I write because it interests me (Writing Quotes) For me the writing, when I’m going to direct it myself, is really just the first draft, and I don’t change it very much; I only change it on average about two lines per movie (Writing Quotes) I think I got spoiled and that writing a short story and getting it published, or writing a novel and getting it published, you pretty much get to do the first, second and third draft yourself without a whole lot of interference (Writing Quotes) And after about two years, I realized that creative writing was not going to help you ace those biological tests. So I switched over to journalism. I didn’t graduate with honors, but I did graduate on time and with some doing (Writing Quotes) I always thought writing was the foundation and the basis for journalism in the same way being able to draw is the foundation for art (Writing Quotes) I really enjoy the writing process because I can do it from my house. I can create these characters and take them in the different directions that I want to take them. You have a lot of freedom as a writer (Writing Quotes) It is always pleasant to learn that someone takes an interest in a work which one enjoyed writing (Writing Quotes) Major writing is to say what has been seen, so that it need never be said again (Writing Quotes) I think plays, like books, are endemic. They grow out of the soil of the writer and the place he’s writing about. I think, you just can’t move them about, you know (Writing Quotes) Writing songs has a therapeutic effect, and it either kills off love or wins the heart of the lover (Writing Quotes) A good editor understands what you’re talking and writing about and doesn’t meddle too much (Writing Quotes) If you’re young enough, any kind of writing you do for a short period of time is a marvelous apprenticeship (Writing Quotes) Writing is finally play, and there’s no reason why you should get paid for playing (Writing Quotes) Writing is like a contact sport, like football. You can get hurt, but you enjoy it (Writing Quotes) For me, a play is a form of writing which isn’t complete until it is interpreted by actors. But it’s still a form of writing. And so most of my time is spent thinking about how to write a sentence (Writing Quotes) I picked up the writing on the very day he died. It was the only consolation I could find (Writing Quotes) I get drunk writing words. I don’t drink or do drugs, but I get so carried away with writing that I get inebriated from it (Writing Quotes) I’m incapable of writing without social commentary. I like to think that it’s integrated and not really heavy handedly didactic (Writing Quotes) Somebody said writing is easy, you just sit down at your typewriter and open a vein. It depends on the book. Some, I have to do quite a lot of research, which I like. Others are much closer to me (Writing Quotes) Writing is not a profession but a vocation of unhappiness. I don’t think an artist can ever be happy (Writing Quotes) I don’t think it’s shameful to admit that some days your time can be better spent reading than writing (Writing Quotes) When I was writing my first two books I was also freelancing and teaching and doing other odd jobs (Writing Quotes) I started writing, or rather, thinking, stories as a child, and at that time the reason was very clear (Writing Quotes) This is mainly because I spend a lot of time writing and so don’t have much time to read; I hate to waste that time reading what may turn out to be junk food for the mind, when there’s so much real writing to be read (Writing Quotes) Whatever I’m reading at the moment seems to influence whatever I’m writing (Writing Quotes) When I started writing a business column 15 years ago, I knew I’d found the perfect job for myself. As a columnist I could pick my own topic, do my own analysis, say what I wanted to say and attribute it to myself. Best of all, I could write in my own voice (Writing Quotes) There’s a mystery to writing, and you don’t really know where most of it comes from (Writing Quotes) It’s part of a cycle of stories I’m writing where I deconstruct classic science fiction (Writing Quotes)

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