I'm always looking at ways of shaking up the writing experience because I think it helps. Votes: 4
Michael ConnellyWriting novels is where I'm most comfortable. It's a very intimate experience. Votes: 2
Matthew NableWriting has always had that tactile quality for me. It's a physical experience. Votes: 2
Paul AusterI need to keep traveling, being a gypsy, having experiences and writing about them. Votes: 2
Delta GoodremWriting and directing your own film, for me, has been the best experience of my life. Votes: 2
Nicholas JareckiThe writing process for me is pretty much always the same - it's a solitary experience. Votes: 2
Sheryl CrowAny experience that isn't fun is probably something I will at least use in my writing someday. Votes: 2
Alex FlinnIn writing fiction, I can be free. I can use my life. The raw material is my experiences. Votes: 2
Miriam ToewsWriting a novel is a terrible experience, during which the hair often falls out and the teeth decay. Votes: 2
Flannery O'ConnorHave fun writing, because it enhances both the writer's and reader's experience. Votes: 1
Phillip LopateMy writing is a lens into the possibilities of the American experience. Votes: 0
Charles Bartlett JohnsonI'm not writing just classic-sounding songs, but songs that come from experience. Votes: 0
Leon BridgesWriting is always a solitary experience, but living, if you're lucky, is not. Votes: 0
Beth HarbisonWriting about art is only useful when it leads to the experience of art. Votes: 0
Walter Darby BannardWriting, as I experience it, means wringing out the heart/mind until it stops lying. Votes: 0
Jennifer StoneWriting doesn't get easier with experience. The more you know, the harder it is to write. Votes: 0
Tim O'BrienIt's very hard to write music for a film because you're writing about somebody else's experience. Votes: 0
Alessandro NivolaThe reading of a poem should be an experience. Its writing must be all the more so. Votes: 0
Wallace StevensI'm not very good at praying, but what I experience when I'm writing a poem is close to prayer. Votes: 0
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