Writing Routines James McBride’s Writing Routine: “You have to fall in love with the idea. Let the story take over.”
Writing Routines Jennifer Egan’s Writing Routine: “You go from underrated writer to overhyped writer.”
Writing Routines Mark Haddon’s Writing Routine: “I’m not a terribly good writer, but I’m a persistent editor.”
Writing Routines Hilary Mantel’s Writing Routine: “You have to trust yourself, and trust the process.”
Writing Routines George Pelecanos’ Writing Routine: “There is so much happening in the world that can make a writer passionate and angry.”
Writing Routines Joseph Heller’s Writing Routine: “I feel that these ideas are floating around in the air and they pick me to settle upon.”
Writing Routines Jeffrey Archer’s Writing Routine: “You can never tell when and where inspiration will strike.”
Writing Routines Gillian Flynn’s Writing Routine: “There’s no muse that’s going to come down and bestow upon you the mood to write.”
Writing Routines Karen Jennings’ Writing Routine: “I knew I wanted to be a writer, and for a long time that was enough.”
Writing Routines Laila Lalami’s Writing Routine: “Uncertainty is basically everyday in a life of a writer.”
Writing Routines Daisy Johnson’s Writing Routine: “The whole process of writing is one of putting things down and walking away.”
Writing Routines Alex Michaelides’ Writing Routine: “Writing is a bit like therapy; I had stuff to work out.”
Writing Routines Justin Cronin’s Writing Routine: “To write a novel is to finish one, not start one.”
Writing Routines Jerry Seinfeld’s Writing Routine: “It’s really the profession of writing, that’s what standup comedy is.”
Writing Routines R. L. Stine’s Writing Routine: “I start to feel uncomfortable if I’m not writing, after like two weeks.”
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 Kurt Vonnegut’s Writing Routine: “It just turned out that I could write better than a lot of other people.”
Writing Routines Joyce Carol Oates’ Writing Routine: “Be in some place where you’re not interrupted.”
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”