#writ

I'm not one of those writers I learned about who get up in the morning, put a piece of paper in their typewriter machine and start writing. That I've never understood. ↗

— Wole Soyinka

#get #i #learned #machine #morning

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

By reading a lot of novels in a variety of genres, and asking questions, it's possible to learn how things are done - the mechanics of writing, so to speak - and which genres and authors excel in various areas. ↗

— Nicholas Sparks

#asking #asking questions #authors #done #excel

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

Publishing is a business. Writing may be art, but publishing, when all is said and done, comes down to dollars. ↗

— Nicholas Sparks

#business #comes #dollars #done #down

Above all, a query letter is a sales pitch and it is the single most important page an unpublished writer will ever write.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

I think my writing is part of my ministry. ↗

— Robert Fulghum

#i think #ministry #part #think #writing