Writing a book is usually a full-time job that takes years. I didn't have years. So I decided to crowdsource content for the book. Vivek Wadhwa bookcontentcrowdsource Change image and share on social
Writing a book is very personal. It's a very personal relationship. A book will start with something as simple as two men talking about work. That gets the fire going. Sustaining that fire is the hard work. It takes attention and empathy to hone the characters. Ron Carlson attentionbookcharacter share on social
Writing a book of poetry is like dropping a rose petal down the Grand Canyon and waiting for the echo. Don Marquis bookcanyondrop Change image and share on social
Writing a book, you can only get stopped by yourself. S. J. Rozan bookstopwrite Change image and share on social
Writing a children's book means you cannot spin out long narratives or have complex character development. Norman Macleod bookcharacterchild Change image and share on social
Writing a film is like building a brick wall. You have a plan, and you have the blocks. Then, somebody says, 'I think we'll take this stone out of here and put it over there. And while we're at it, let's make this stone red and that stone green.' Leigh Brackett blockbrickbuild share on social
Writing a first novel was an arduous crash course. I learned so much in the six years it took me to write it, mostly technical things pertaining to craft. Rachel Kushner arduouscraftcrash Change image and share on social
Writing a great script - not just a good one, but a great one - is almost an impossible task. Michael Arndt goodgreatimpossible Change image and share on social
Writing a log line helps you define - for yourself - the essential elements of the plot. It will also let you know immediately if major components of the plot are missing. David Macinnis Gill componentdefineelement Change image and share on social
Writing a memoir is such a private, personal experience that it's intimidating to think of adapting it for television. Caitlin Doughty adaptexperienceintimidate Change image and share on social
