My only ritual is to just sit down and write, write every day. Augusten Burroughs dayritualsit Change image and share on social
I never listen to music when I write. Augusten Burroughs listenmusicwrite Change image and share on social
But I can also write in crappy motel rooms, while standing in line, or sitting in the dentist's chair. Augusten Burroughs chaircrappydentist Change image and share on social
I'm like the guy who prepares your taxes or a dentist. I'm very conservative and boring in a lot of ways. Augusten Burroughs boreconservativedentist Change image and share on social
Before I'm a writer, I'm definitely a reader and when I read memoir, I really want it to be true. Augusten Burroughs memoirreadreader Change image and share on social
And I tend to listen to NPR when I'm not writing. Augusten Burroughs listennprtend Change image and share on social
I knew that if I wrote a new book every six months or every year, if I continued to read great books, eventually I would write something worthy of publication. I understood I might be in my forties or my fifties or even my sixties, but I felt confident that it would happen. Augusten Burroughs bookconfidentcontinue share on social
As a child, I was never drawn toward depraved or extreme situations; I really wanted a normal little childhood. Unfortunately, that's just not what happened. Augusten Burroughs childchildhooddeprave Change image and share on social
I think writers tend to be experience junkies, and I think they also tend to want to be on the outside looking in. Augusten Burroughs experiencejunkietend Change image and share on social