Writing is communication, and you don't know how you're doing until you put it in front of someone else's eyes. You also learn from critiquing other writers' work. Carol Berg communicationcritiqueeye Change image and share on social
Writing is conscience, scruple, and the farming of our ancestors. Edward Dahlberg ancestorconsciencefarm Change image and share on social
Writing is definitely something that interests me a lot. Rose McIver interestlotwrite Change image and share on social
Writing is difficult all the time; the thing is to learn something every day. Richie Benaud daydifficultlearn Change image and share on social
Writing is easy: All you do is sit staring at a blank sheet of paper until drops of blood form on your forehead. Gene Fowler blankblooddrop Change image and share on social
Writing is exhilarating, but reading reviews is not. I've been really devastated by 'good' reviews because they misunderstand the project of the book. It can be strangely galvanising to get a 'bad' one. Eleanor Catton badbookdevastate share on social
Writing is far too hard work to say what someone else wants me to. Serving it as a craft, using it as a way of growing in my own understanding, seems to me to be a beautiful way to live. And if that product is shareable with other people, so much the better. Jane Rule beautifulcraftgrow share on social
Writing is finally play, and there's no reason why you should get paid for playing. Irwin Shaw finallypayplay Change image and share on social
Writing is frustration - it's daily frustration, not to mention humiliation. It's just like baseball: you fail two-thirds of the time. Philip Roth baseballdailyfail Change image and share on social
Writing is fun - at least mostly. I write for four hours every day. After that I go running. As a rule, 10 kilometers (6.2 miles). That's easy to manage. Haruki Murakami dayeasyfun Change image and share on social
