#writers

As writers we must, from our very opening sentence, speak with authority to our readers. ↗

— Michael Cunningham

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When the band begins to get a name for themselves, and the writers get assigned to bands, they'll hit somebody who just doesn't like that kind of music, or they love hip hop but hate guitar rock. ↗

— Kim Deal

#band #bands #begins #get #guitar

The best way to learn about writing is to study the work of other writers you admire. ↗

— Jeffery Deaver

#admire #best #best way #learn #other

The writer isn't made in a vacuum. Writers are witnesses. The reason we need writers is because we need witnesses to this terrifying century. ↗

— E. L. Doctorow

#century #made #need #reason #terrifying

As soon as I started writing, other writers stopped wanting me acting in their shows - maybe they thought I was going to rewrite them. ↗

— Harvey Fierstein

#going #i #maybe #me #other

An awful lot of thriller writers write women rather badly. So just doing it OK gets a lot of credit. ↗

— Ken Follett

#badly #credit #doing #gets #just

Movies have influenced all writers, not just thriller writers. ↗

— Ken Follett

#just #movies #thriller #writers

I'm always amazed by writers who tell me they plan everything at the beginning. I feel their writing days must be very bland. ↗

— Rose Tremain

#amazed #beginning #bland #days #everything

What we need is more women writers, writing for older women. There are some actresses who have production companies and create their own material, and I truly admire that. ↗

— Kathleen Turner

#companies #create #i #material #more

The dilemma felt by science fiction writers will be perceived in other creative endeavors. ↗

— Vernor Vinge

#dilemma #endeavors #felt #fiction #fiction writers