Not on purpose.”, “I get a lot of letters from people. 2. Famous writers and authors have said some pretty funny things about writing as well as the entire process. “The beautiful part of writing is that you don’t have to get it right the first time… unlike, say, a brain surgeon.” — Robert Cormier Tweet “Being an author is … I like the whooshing sound they make as they fly by. 18. "Step into a scene and let it drip from your fingertips." But if you think about it, have you ever read a really good book that didn’t challenge your personal outlook in some way? Using them properly can be a little tricky, so remember these rules. An untold story rattling around in your brain will kill you slowly; it’ll sap your concentration and creativity and eventually, you’ll find that you can’t think about anything else but it. The cute dragon that sits on your shoulder also craps all down your back, but this makes it more interesting because it gives it an added dimension.”, “Writers are schizophrenic. Hobbes: What mood is that? Not on purpose." Marlowe was killed by a man whom he was treacherously trying to stab. It can be easy to get hung up on little details when writing, and when that happens you can find your natural creative flow gets blocked up by that little voice in your head telling you that what you’re writing is terrible, or reminding you of that scene three chapters ago that you need to rewrite. … William Faulkner. ~Phyllis Theroux It seems a long time since the morning mail could be called correspondence. You can’t just turn on creativity like a faucet. - Douglas Adams, "There is nothing to writing. (loosely translatable as: I've definitely never heard of you).”, “PI suspect that one of the reasons we create fiction is to make sex exciting.”, “I have long felt that any reviewer who expresses rage and loathing for a novel is preposterous. Which just makes these funny quotes about writing that much funnier. Holley Gerth. - Calving Trillin, "I am a writer. 9. And if the book will be too difficult for grown-ups, then you write it for children.”, “Substitute 'damn' every time you're inclined to write 'very;' your editor will delete it and the writing will be just as it should be.”, “The road to hell is paved with adverbs.”, “Writing is a socially acceptable form of schizophrenia.”, “Stories may well be lies, but they are good lies that say true things, and which can sometimes pay the rent.”, “A writer is someone for whom writing is more difficult than it is for other people.”, “There are books of which the backs and covers are by far the best parts.”, “Being a writer is a very peculiar sort of a job: it's always you versus a blank sheet of paper (or a blank screen) and quite often the blank piece of paper wins.”, “Writing is like sex. Dalai Lama. And there we have it; 20 of the best inspirational writing quotes that'll get you off social media and back at your writing desk again. It’s why a writer never really retires, and why some consider writing to be more of a lifestyle than a job. Enter your details to create your Free AutoCrit account. Writing about something that hurts is difficult at the best of times, but if you want your writing to come across as being honest and powerful it’s the only way forwards.