Writers Life Quotes - Page 2

Grammar, you're the pickiest noun I know.

I used to be afraid about what people might say or think after reading what I had written. I am not afraid anymore, because when I write, I am not trying to prove anything to anyone, I am just expressing myself and my opinions. It’s ok if my opinions are different from those of the reader, each of us can have his own opinions. So writing is like talking, if you are afraid of writing, you may end up being afraid of talking

There are some writers who sweep us along so strongly in their current of energy--Normal mailer, Tom Wolfe, Toni Morrison, William F. Buckley, Jr., Hunter Thompson, David Foster Wallace, Dave Eggers--that we assume that when they go to work the words just flow. Nobody thinks of the effort they made every morning to turn on the switch. You also have to turn on the switch. Nobody is going to do it for you.

I prefer to be on the side of losers, the misunderstood or lonely people rather than writing about the strong and powerful.

This faulty light fitting at the front door with the dangerously flickering bulb looks rather festive. Who says I don't do Christmas?

I write amongst the stars, and the canvased paper moon. I paint the fields of green, sprinkling morning dew. I teach the birds to sing, a tweet, a tweet, times two. And when my busy day is done, I dream sweet dreams of you.

Shy people are my favorites. The unmistakable glint of shyness in someone's eyes can mesmerize me for years!

My wishes before I die, to fulfill my mission on earth; The writing of my life stories to inspired present and future generations.

The unkind words that we said and the unkind deeds that we did will haunt us one day!

Writers are creatures of habit, as are humans, but writers aren’t necessarily human, are they?

I am not a supporter of burning books; but like poison, some books should be kept away from simple minds who can't take in the strong content they provide

Remove the comma, replace the comma, remove the comma, replace the comma...

I hear you in the morning sun.

Write it as you see in your own perspective, you may be right or wrong but then what, that's how you see it

I walk around engrossed in my stories and worlds, and I love losing myself in them!

Sometimes saying 'goodbye' may be the best thing to say to someone!

Where the writing takes place doesn’t matter to a publisher, but it matters a great deal to the author.

When we step onto the bridge, Nathan turns and spreads his arms out wide. ‘Welcome to Pont des Arts, a.k.a. The Lock Bridge.

My pen beats faster as I write with my heart

There are times you wake up in the middle of the night, fingers hit the keyboard and you allow words to flow. That is a writer.

You ought to stop everything and write the sacred-words as its flashes in your mind.

I am what I have ever read

If I had time, money and knowledge I could write about everything; but no problem, Google is already doing it

Beauty is light set free.

My Solo Adventure #1- Bali: Imagination unlocked, escaping a cage drawn by a relentless life. Soul freed, reaching beyond the hidden dimensions of an uncertain universe. Thirst. Hunger. Rebirth. For forever we are greedy.

Distraction is reading written word and when I seek to make distraction I write the words I wish to be enveloped in.

I write because there is a madness within me to express my thoughts in words. I write because I feel passionately about certain feelings and there is this yearning within me to express these feelings in words. I am not comfortable meeting a lot of people. I like solitude. I like thinking and I dont like talking much.

Writers don't suffer from insanity, they depend upon it!

Being a writer, I take thing seriously (not too seriously). I may be a young writer/self publisher, I do love to write and I want to share my stories to the world. but more importantly, I do take writing seriously.

Day after day, week after week; writing great fiction takes time, emotion, skill and effort.

Creativity bleeds from the pen of inspiration.

You call me at 12am or 3am I will pick up your call. Once I make a commitment, I don't go back!

There is always, always, always something to write about.

I believe the best reviews are any of those wherein readers share their true opinion, no matter how many stars they rate my work. When I receive responses from appreciative people thanking for useful and amusing reading, it feels like my wings stretch up and blood carries the highest happiness circulating in my veins. I think many writers will understand what I mean by that.

As a writer, I'm always at the mercy of my inspiration, my intuition, and my imagination.

Creative people need strong encouragement.

Me to characters: talk to me people.

Sometimes I have a good idea, something I wish I could remember, and instead of writing it down, commit it to my memory only to disappear when I needed it. Write your ideas as they come, if you wait it will be too long and you may not recover it. It may get destroyed as it is to seed to and fro in the ever rushing river of our thoughts

The power of a writer is that he is a god of sorts. He can create his own worlds and populate them with his own people, all by the powers of his imagination. It's the closest a man can come close to the gods. No wonder the most successful writers are considered immortals

The joy of writing is the fullness of existence.

Self-censorship is more efficient than any police. You write and say not what you really think, but what you believe is acceptable. By that process we lose those revolutionary ideas that could change society for the better

We write to give strength to the soul of the spirit.

Every gesture and every look he gives me takes me by surprise and causes my heart to stutter.

The beginning of every writing session is like setting down a road unknown.

Paradise of Lailah Gifty Akita is reading, wondering and writing.

When sitting down to write a letter, it always pays to calm one’s mood, collect one’s thoughts, and have a plan.

A tweet a day keeps writer's block away.

He stares at me—taking me in—with his lips slightly parted. I struggle to hold myself in place as we gawk at each other. I want so desperately to run, but something is holding me back, keeping me in place.

I grab the nearest lamppost when my knees threaten to give out, panting for breath as the words rip through me

We write, not because we claim to know more than others, but perhaps because we want to know more than others. Writers are explorers

I take in all the colorful locks that line the bridge. Each one told a story. Each lock represented a relationship that was once special, whether it ended or turned into true happiness. The locks represented a past, present, and a possible future.

A Writer Must Have Text Appeal

Climax: It's all downhill from here.

Changing imagination into fiction is what I love to do.

The hours tick by as I lie in bed.Memories keep surfacing, tormenting me into unbelievable sadness. I can't bring myself to move. I can't fight the memories that keep filling my thoughts. I stay curled in the fetal position as each memory plays out. I can't stop them from coming. I can't make them go away. Nothing can distract me. I can't block the memories, so they continue to come.

Days may pass into months, months may pass into years, and years may pass into decades, but I will always keep waiting for you.

The last chapter in 'Alice in Worcestershire' is called 'Writing the book'.I started to write that 'Diary' chapter at the very beginning of the process and followed it through to the end... speaking to the reader.My decision to do this was because I've often read autobiographies and wondered how the author felt and how it impacted them writing about painful memories that had been locked away in a deep forgotten place.I wanted to know what was going in their 'present' life while they were writing; about the struggle with sharing their inner secrets and... I'm... inquisitive. (nosy)!It took me over five years to finish 'Alice in Worcestershire' because sometimes, I was simply too drained to continue. Periodically, I updated the 'Diary' chapter and, thankfully, it's enthusiastically appreciated by readers.

I have voices in my headI'm a slave to imaginary peopleI feel what they feelI experience what they experience I live in their world And I'm devoted to translating their storiesI'm not crazy, I'm a writer

...you are a writer the moment you start writing, not when you've sold your first book.

My stories are my children. Some are sweet infants that I coddle and care for. Others are old enough now, they need to damn well get a job!