Writers who have nothing to say always strain for metaphors to say it in. Florence King metaphorstrainwriter Change image and share on social
Writers who hedge their use of unfamiliar, infrequent, or informal words with 'I know that's not a real word,' hoping to distance themselves from criticism, run the risk of creating doubt where perhaps none would have naturally arisen. Erin McKean arisecreatecriticism share on social
Writers who pretend that everything they're doing is completely new are full of it. Justin Cronin completelyfullpretend Change image and share on social
Writers who want to interfere with adaptations of their work are basically undemocratic. The book still stands as an entity on its own. Jim Crace adaptationbasicallybook Change image and share on social
Writers will happen in the best of families. Rita Mae Brown familyhappenwriter Change image and share on social
Writers would submit scripts to me, and if I liked one well enough to submit to magazine editors, I had the know-how whether the story was good or bad. Julius Schwartz badeditorgood Change image and share on social
Writers write. Dreamers talk about it. Jerry B. Jenkins dreamertalkwrite Change image and share on social
Writers write for one reason: to create an emotion in the reader, to reach across and make them feel something. You want a reaction. Yeah, it's nicer when the reaction is to throw flowers than it is to throw brickbats, but you have to accept both equally. J. Michael Straczynski acceptbrickbatcreate share on social
Writers write these male stereotypes, and it makes it ten times more interesting if a woman says the lines. Sigourney Weaver interestlinemake Change image and share on social
Writers write to influence their readers, their preachers, their auditors, but always, at bottom, to be more themselves. Aldous Huxley auditorbottominfluence Change image and share on social
