Writing Routines Antony Beevor’s Writing Routine: “There is no excuse for not writing when it’s non-fiction.”
Writing Routines Maggie Shipstead’s Writing Routine: “I have to write about what fascinates and moves me.”
Writing Routines Joyce Carol Oates’ Writing Routine: “Be in some place where you’re not interrupted.”
Writing Routines Kurt Vonnegut’s Writing Routine: “It just turned out that I could write better than a lot of other people.”
Writing Routines Graham Greene’s Writing Routine: “The great advantage of being a writer is that you can spy on people.”
Writing Routines Ian Fleming’s Writing Routine: “If I just wait for genius to arrive from the skies, it just doesn’t arrive.”
Writing Routines Neil Gaiman’s Writing Routine: “You have permission to not write, but you don’t have permission to do anything else.”
Writing Routines Toni Morrison’s Writing Routine: “What do I need in order to release my imagination?”
Writing Routines Mateo Askaripour’s Writing Routine: “I called myself a writer when I began pursuing writing seriously.”
Writing Routines Kazuo Ishiguro’s Writing Routine: “You’re made very aware of why you write and how you write”
Writing Routines Haruki Murakami’s Writing Routine: “I mesmerize myself to reach a deeper state of mind.”
Writing Routines Khaled Hosseini’s Writing Routine: “You write because you have an idea in your mind that feels so genuine.”
Writing Routines Elmore Leonard’s Writing Routine: “I’ve stayed with it for over 50 years and it’s paid off.”
Writing Routines Margaret Atwood’s Writing Routine: “All writers feel struck by the limitations of language.”
Writing Routines Stephen King’s Writing Routine: “I have a routine because I think that writing is self-hypnosis.”
Writing Routines Paul Auster’s Writing Routine: “It doesn’t come easy. But the difficulty is part of the pleasure.”
Writing Routines Ernest Hemingway’s Writing Routine: “All you have to do is write one true sentence.”
Writing Routines Michael Lewis’ Writing Routine: “I couldn’t imagine wanting to do anything else for a living”
Writing Routines Robert Caro’s Writing Routine: “I don’t know how good a writer I am. But I’m a very good interviewer.”
Writing Routines Dan Brown’s Writing Routine: “Writing is a discipline, much like playing a musical instrument.”
Writing Routines Viet Thanh Nguyen’s Writing Routine: “I got to that point by writing a lot, reading a lot, and enduring a lot.”
Writing Routines Michael Connelly’s Writing Routine: “Writing is all about finding momentum and keeping it.”
Writing Routines Barack Obama’s Writing Routine: “Because nothing is more terrifying than the blank page.”
Writing Routines John Grisham’s Writing Routine: “Nothing will happen until you are producing at least one page per day.”
Writing Routines Jessica Bruder’s Writing Routine: “My best story ideas are the kind that have haunted me with questions each night.”
Writing Routines Ann Patchett’s Writing Routine: “Starting a novel isn’t so different from starting a marriage.”