The secret of good writing is to say an old thing in a new way or to say a new thing in an old way. Votes: 4
Richard Harding DavisThe good writing of any age has always been the product of someone's neurosis. Votes: 2
William StyronI believe that writing is derivative. I think good writing comes from good reading. Votes: 2
Charles KuraltAlmost all good writing begins with terrible first efforts. You need to start somewhere. Votes: 2
Anne LamottGood writing is a kind of skating which carries off the performer where he would not go. Votes: 2
Ralph Waldo EmersonMost of my work consisted of crossing out. Crossing out was the secret of all good writing. Votes: 2
Mark HaddonMy writing improved the more I wrote - and the more I read good writing, from Shakespeare on down. Votes: 2
Dick SchaapThe primary requisite for writing well about food is a good appetite. Votes: 0
Robert M. Parker, Jr.Like good reading skills, good writing skills require immersion and imaginative engagement. Votes: 0
Sara SheridanYou know you're writing well when you're throwing good stuff into the wastebasket. Votes: 0
Ernest HemingwayWhen writing is good, everything is symbolic, but symbolic writing is seldom good. Votes: 0
Wright MorrisThe secret of good writing is to strip every sentence to its cleanest components, Votes: 0
William ZinsserGood writing is difficult no matter what the reader's age-and children deserve the best. Votes: 0
Aaron ShepardThere is no left and right in writing. There is only good and bad writing. Votes: 0
Ernest HemingwayThe good thing about writing book is that you can dream while you are awake... Votes: 0
Haruki MurakamiGood writing of course requires talent, and no one can teach you to have talent. Votes: 0
Peter CareyWriting a song is actually quite easy. Writing a good one is very, very difficult. Votes: 0
Joe ElliottAs with all other aspects of fiction, the key to writing good dialogue is honesty. Votes: 0
Stephen KingI don't think you get to good writing unless you expose yourself and your feelings. Votes: 0
Judy CollinsThrough an arbitrary problem, I had arrived at a tenet of good writing: brevity wins. Votes: 0
Michael WinterGood writing is full of surprises and novelties, moving in a direction you don't expect. Votes: 0
Iris MurdochWriting good editorials is chiefly telling the people what they think, not what you think. Votes: 0
Arthur BrisbaneA good editor understands what you're talking and writing about and doesn't meddle too much. Votes: 0
Irwin ShawIt's doubtful that anyone with an internet connection at his workplace is writing good fiction. Votes: 0
Jonathan FranzenYour writing is never as good as you hoped; but never as bad as you feared. Votes: 0
Bertrand RussellNo writing is good that does not tend to better mankind in some way or other. Votes: 0
Alexander PopeYoga helps me with a composed and serene state of mind, which is good for writing. Votes: 0
Damon GalgutGood writing is good writing, but that doesn't mean you can't orchestrate it or tweak it. Votes: 0
John TravoltaClichés are what good writing is all about. Because our lives are basically clichés. Votes: 0
Sylvester StalloneDon't worry about what you're writing or whether it's good or even whether it makes sense. Votes: 0
Lauren OliverTeaching and writing about philosophy is about the only thing I've ever been really good at. Votes: 0
Allen W. WoodI've always thought that writing isn't really that hard. It's having a good idea that's hard. Votes: 0
Lyle LovettI don't want security guards. I don't think security guards are particularly good for your writing. Votes: 0
Mark E. SmithTopiary has always seemed like a good occupation, comparable in some ways to writing short fiction. Votes: 0
Kelly LinkIt's easy to write something average or even something good. But writing well is quite challenging. Votes: 0
Nicholas SparksSongwriting as an art is a bit archaic now. Just writing a song is not good enough. Votes: 0
David BowieGood writing is deceptive in that it hides its own artifice - it makes it seem easy. Votes: 0
Michael ArndtNo, I have to really focus, especially when I'm writing because I wanna be good at it Votes: 0
Tom ArayaWriting is a very focused form of meditation. Just as good as sitting in a lotus position. Votes: 0
Alan MooreI think one of the good things about writing novels is that you always start from scratch. Votes: 0
Maria SempleNobody ever stopped reading E. B. White or V. S. Pritchett because the writing was too good. Votes: 0
William ZinsserI don't remember Moses writing, 'Thou shalt not kill unless you think you have a good reason. Votes: 0
Willie NelsonOne of the things we in the Reformed tradition are very good at is writing doctrinal theology! Votes: 0
Oliver D. CrispOnce I started writing novels, I understood how hard it was to write really good short stories. Votes: 0
Elizabeth McCrackenI don't remember Moses writing, 'Thou shalt not kill.. unless you think you have a good reason. Votes: 0
Willie NelsonGood writers hate bad writing but hating bad writing doesnât make you good. Writing badly does. Votes: 0
Dan HarmonI forget a book as soon as I finish writing it, which is not always a good thing Votes: 0
Anne TylerI forget a book as soon as I finish writing it, which is not always a good thing. Votes: 0
Anne TylerA good novel is a good novel, pointe finale. And I think what I'm writing is exactly that. Votes: 0
Louise PennyLet us prove to the world that good taste, good art, and good writing can be good selling. Votes: 0
William BernbachI wasn't a very good student in elementary school and had a hard time with reading and writing. Votes: 0
Patricia PolaccoI subscribe to about 200 blogs. I look for insights and good writing, and I look to get smarter. Votes: 0
Evan WilliamsThe thing I am attracted to is just good writing and stories that are based somewhat in reality. Votes: 0
Jennifer AnistonI feel that if you made your writing too contrived to meet the market, it wouldn't be any good. Votes: 0
Cathy Marie BuchananI'm not very good at praying, but what I experience when I'm writing a poem is close to prayer. Votes: 0
Denise LevertovThere's such good writing now on television and I don't see a lot of great writing on films sadly. Votes: 0
Scott SpeedmanA photographer is like a writer... you're writing with your lens so make sure you tell a good story. Votes: 0
Habib Umar bin HafizThere are many rules of good writing, but the best way to find them is to be a good reader. Votes: 0
Stephen AmbroseWriting a great script - not just a good one, but a great one - is almost an impossible task. Votes: 0
Michael ArndtI think when I was younger I was not very good at writing love songs that didn't have a twist. Votes: 0
Elvis CostelloFactoring in millions of people when I'm writing a song is not a good idea. I don't ever do it. Votes: 0
Taylor SwiftYou can't be a good person when you're writing and a bad person to your husband or a bad friend. Votes: 0
Ann PatchettI don't think you have time to waste not writing because you are afraid you won't be good at it. Votes: 0
Anne LamottI can act... I do a little writing as well. And I'm good at typing. I'm a creative typist, actually. Votes: 0
Chris ColferIt took me ten years and seven books to bag an agent - it took me that long to start writing good. Votes: 0
Jasper Fforde