Quotes about Inspiration to Write

Where does a man get inspiration to write a song like that? Well, he gets it from the landlady once a month. Votes: 4

I don't get my inspiration from a specific source. It's more like if you listen to a good tune, it gives me inspiration to write a better tune. Votes: 4

My dad is a writer, and to see him always in front of a typewriter gave me the inspiration to write. He was my idol, my hero. I wanted to be just like him. Votes: 4

The inspiration to write? Perhaps it's not so much inspiration, as a NEED to write. I get itchy and guilty and dissatisfied when I haven't written for a while. Ideas come to me and need to be written down. Votes: 4

If you wait for inspiration to write you're not a writer, you're a waiter. Votes: 3

You don't need to wait for inspiration to write. It's easier to be inspired while writing that while not writing... Votes: 3

I find that time constraints actually make me more productive, and "real world" experiences provide a lot of inspiration to write. Votes: 3

For me, the main inspiration to write a story or novel is the voice of its central character, or the narrative voice of the story itself. Votes: 3

I don't write on demand - I wait for inspiration to come. Votes: 2

Decide where and when you want to write. I like space, and silence is an inspiration to me. Votes: 2

If I waited for inspiration every time I sat down to write a song I probably would be a plumber today. Votes: 2

I can speak for most songwriters - those breakup love songs are so easy to write, as far as the inspiration and all that. Votes: 2

My inspiration comes from God, so I always have to be open, kind of like being an antenna. I like to write songs people love. Votes: 2

For me, songwriting is something I have to do ritually. I don't just wait for inspiration; I try to write a little bit every day. Votes: 2

It makes me feel wonderful that people still care for me... that I have so many fans among young people, who write to me and tell me I have been an inspiration. Votes: 2

Inspiration comes from everything from the entire world, and it's hard to pinpoint one thing. I can trace one inspiration to the writing of 13th-century Zen master Dogen Zenji, who writes beautifully about time. Votes: 2

Some amazing records have this power to leave you with inspiration; you're left with the urge to write something. And some records are totally overwhelming, because they are so good, they burn the bridges behind them. Votes: 2

When we make records, it's hard to pinpoint one thing that inspires a record. It's usually a number of different things that lead to inspiration or wanting to write something down and share it with someone. Votes: 2

I feel like part of getting better at writing is knowing where to find that inspiration. Right after something happens to me, the first thing I'll do is go write when those feelings are really, really fresh. Votes: 2

Do not write if there is no tremendous urge to do so. At the heart, there must be an inspiration or muse or one of those old-fashioned things. Else, why bore yourself, destroy other people's interest and kill trees? Votes: 2

If you're a songwriter, you have to do homework. You can exist for a while on the inspiration, but at some point, you have to sit down and have the discipline to write - to finish the poem, as they say. Votes: 2

I go back and forth between input phases where I'm reading a lot or trying to get out and explore the world a bit and soak up inspirations and then I'll get back into output mode and write and write and write. Votes: 2

There's nothing romantic about my work... I don't believe in inspiration. I believe that you get to your desk, you stay there, you work, you think of nothing else. You write and you write, and in the end, you write something good. Votes: 2

I taught elementary school and painted apartments for ten years. Now I write full-time and never have to change a thing I write. Every book comes to me in a flash of inspiration and takes me about two seconds to finish. The longer books, like the 'Time Warp Trio' novels, take a little longer to write - more like four seconds. Votes: 2

I don't wait for inspiration. I get up and write every day. Votes: 0

I don't believe in inspiration. I write when I can't avoid writing anymore. Votes: 0

I write only when inspiration strikes. Fortunately it strikes every morning at nine o'clock sharp. Votes: 0

I only write when I feel the inspiration. Fortunately, inspiration strikes at 10:00 o'clock every day. Votes: 0

I'm trying to write for people my age. And my inspiration over the years has changed dramatically. Votes: 0

I write as the birds sing, because I must, and usually from the same source of inspiration. Votes: 0

I notice inspiration when it comes by. I don't sit down at my desk and try to write. Votes: 0

Serious writers write, inspired or not. Over time they discover that routine is a better friend than inspiration. Votes: 0

I don't believe in writer's block or waiting for inspiration. If you're a writer, you sit down and write. Votes: 0

I can't really write unless I'm full of inspiration. And even then I can't write unless I have some alone time. Votes: 0

My inspiration comes from that and so I wrote ‘Killing Jesus,’ because I think I was directed to write that. Votes: 0

I want to advise this people, if the Lord ever does give you an inspiration, for heaven's sake write it down and remember it. Votes: 0

It is a fact often observed, that men have written good verses under the inspiration of passion, who cannot write well under other circumstances. Votes: 0

I can't explain inspiration. A writer is either compelled to write or not. And if I waited for inspiration I wouldn't really be a writer. Votes: 0

For me, songwriting is something that I have to do ritually. I don't just wait for inspiration; I try to write a little bit every day. Votes: 0

I mainly get my inspiration for writing from everyday situations and I come up with hypothetical scenarios and I can usually write a lot about that. Votes: 0

I know writers who write only when inspiration comes. How would Isaac Stern play if he played the violin only when he felt like it? He would be lousy. Votes: 0