#writers

I was able to work out all sorts of attitudes to style and event and character, all of which affected the way I came to think about my own writing. I believe that all good writers are original. ↗

— Margaret Mahy

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My theory is that I decided to be a writer when I was about seven, but of course it is not as simple as that. Like most writers, I had to work at other things to earn a living and wrote mainly in the evenings, often very late at night, for many years. ↗

— Margaret Mahy

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Probably most successful songwriters have an innate songwriting ability. ↗

— Barry Mann

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There's so much fear involved in trying to do something you don't know how to do that drugs and alcohol can become a big part of your life if you have an addictive personality or are very unsure, which most songwriters are. ↗

— Barry Mann

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I think that most writers who wait until they're inspired to write are just waiting for the fear to subside. ↗

— Barry Mann

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One other thing, if it's possible, as songwriters, you should also develop yourself as record producers. ↗

— Barry Mann

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When I listen to my favorite songwriters, they have such simple melodies and chords. I occasionally manage to stop at the right time, but all too often I keep on going until I have way too many notes and words. But that's just what I do. ↗

— Dave Matthews

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The trouble with young writers is that they are all in their sixties. ↗

— W. Somerset Maugham

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Writers should be read, but neither seen nor heard. ↗

— Daphne du Maurier

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We're getting rid of bureaucracy, so that we're releasing time for police officers to be crime fighters and not form writers. ↗

— Theresa May

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