#rite

One thing I can tell you is this, that I am not a methodical writer. ↗

— Wole Soyinka

#i #i am #i can #methodical #one thing

I'm a writer, so I like dissecting things. ↗

— Hal Sparks

#i #like #things #writer

I write 2,000 words a day when I write. It sometimes takes three hours, it sometimes takes five hours. ↗

— Nicholas Sparks

#five #hours #i #i write #sometimes

Above all, a query letter is a sales pitch and it is the single most important page an unpublished writer will ever write. It's the first impression and will either open the door or close it. It's that important, so don't mess it up. Mine took 17 drafts and two weeks to write. ↗

— Nicholas Sparks

#close #door #drafts #either #ever

Focus in on the genre you want to write, and read books in that genre. A LOT of books by a variety of authors. And read with questions in your mind. ↗

— Nicholas Sparks

#books #focus #genre #lot #mind

I don't write romance novels. ↗

— Nicholas Sparks

#novels #romance #write

You know, that's kind of the thing, I can't freestyle and I used to always wonder why I couldn't, and when I would try once out of every six months, but I was always a great writer! ↗

— Bubba Sparxxx

#every #freestyle #great #great writer #i

I don't really have time to sit down and write. But when I think of a melody, I call up my answering machine and sing it, so I won't forget it. ↗

— Britney Spears

#call #down #forget #i #i think

Probably the most difficult things were my favorite parts. The make-up and the big fight sequence at the end of the movie were very difficult but really fun and challenging. ↗

— Scott Speedman

#challenging #difficult #difficult things #end #favorite

I think songwriters are more related to fiction writers. The Odyssey was a story in song. To me, that's so beautiful, all those painted characters, all those travels and adventures. ↗

— Regina Spektor

#beautiful #characters #fiction #fiction writers #i