Quotes about Writing

I just write mechanical things.

As I found again and again as a writer, when you're completely honest about something, people respond to that.

I'd love to write more observational comedy but the stuff people seem to respond to is the most personal so it's snowballed from there.

I'm trying to move a little more toward literary fiction while still retaining a popular feel.

People lie to themselves all the time about what they've been through and what it means - I'm no exception. But you write those lies down - lies that really matter to you and that are really painful to let go of because they've become a part of who you are - and they don't work.

People would much rather argue their own visions and conceptions about a book than engage in a dialogue with the author, because the author could always trump you with, 'I wrote it.'

Writing about joyful experiences for just three days can improve people's moods and decrease their visits to health centers a full three months later.

I am primarily a writer of books, and I enjoy that. But I come to realize that a lot of people prefer a visual medium.

Really good writing, from my perspective, runs a lot like a visual on the screen. You need to create that kind of detail and have credibility with the reader, so the reader knows that you were really there, that you really experienced it, that you know the details. That comes out of seeing.

The key thing if you're a writer is to visualize the scene and convey it to the penciller and turn the penciller loose.

I have always wanted to write a novel, and I tried many times but could never find the right story. One day, I was walking on the beach, and the idea for 'Groundswell' hit me. I went into the house and started writing and never stopped.

Writer's block results from too much head. Cut off your head. Pegasus, poetry, was born of Medusa when her head was cut off. You have to be reckless when writing. Be as crazy as your conscience allows.