You write a play mostly out of yourself. There's a need to get a certain thing down. Israel Horovitz playthingwrite Change image and share on social
You write a scene, and it works or it doesn't. It's immediate. Nick Cave sceneworkwrite Change image and share on social
You write a song about how you think at the time, and then gradually you drift away from that, and when it's far enough in the past, that's when you think, 'Now I have to write something new.' Jarvis Cocker driftgraduallypast Change image and share on social
You write a story about loneliness, and you grab them all because everybody's an expert on that one. Theodore Sturgeon expertgrabloneliness Change image and share on social
You write about what you have access to, and I have been fortunate enough to have a front-row seat on the rich and powerful my entire life. Dominick Dunne accessentirefortunate Change image and share on social
You write about what you know, and you write about what you want to know. Joyce Maynard write Change image and share on social
You write about what you know. It makes everything easier, and also more truthful. In this case, I grew up in Oklahoma, and I grew up in the Cherokee Nation and I'm a member of the Cherokee Tribe. Oddly enough, I know a lot about robots and Oklahoma, and so that's what comes out in my writing. Daniel H. Wilson casecherokeeeasy share on social
You write alone, but you write hoping that there will be readers who will connect with what you write, and it's so wonderful and amazing - I can't even tell you - when that actually happens. Ann Leckie amazeconnecthope Change image and share on social
You write because you have an idea in your mind that feels so genuine, so important, so true. And yet, by the time this idea passes through the different filters of your mind, and into your hand, and onto the page or computer screen - it becomes distorted, and it's been diminished. Khaled Hosseini computerdiminishdistort share on social