#writing

Writers fish for the right words like fishermen fish for, um, whatever those aquatic creatures with fins and gills are called. 
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— Jarod Kintz

#aquatic #bizarre #creatures #fins #fish

All the nice things about Suzanne are me. All the things that aren't nice, that was just the writing. ↗

— Delta Burke

#just #me #nice #nice things #things

If you can't turn yourself into your customer, you probably shouldn't be in the ad writing business at all. ↗

— Leo Burnett

#business #customer #into #probably #turn

I don't want boys to use their pencils for improper writing. ↗

— John Burns

#improper #pencils #their #use #want

And I tend to listen to NPR when I'm not writing. ↗

— Augusten Burroughs

#listen #npr #tend #writing

As an actor, I go where the good writing is. That's the bottom line. ↗

— Glenn Close

#bottom #bottom line #go #good #good writing

I love stories. When I'm writing, what I pretend subconsciously is that we're cavemen, we're sitting around the fire, and I'm telling you stories. If I bore you, you're probably going to pick up a big club and hit me over the head. ↗

— Harlan Coben

#big #bore #club #fire #going

I'm not very happy idle. There's always this voice in my head that says, 'I should be writing.' ↗

— Harlan Coben

#happy #head #i #idle #says

Outlining is not writing. Coming up with ideas is not writing. Researching is not writing. Creating characters is not writing. Only writing is writing. ↗

— Harlan Coben

#coming #creating #ideas #only #outlining

Writing isn't about the process. It is about creating. The joy comes not from the process but from the creation. ↗

— Harlan Coben

#comes #creating #creation #joy #process