Quotes about process of Writing

I loved the process of writing. Votes: 4

Actually, I enjoy the process of writing a big long novel. Votes: 4

I never have particular actors planned when I'm in the process of writing. Votes: 4

Right now we're in the process of writing new material for a new record. Votes: 4

I like the process of writing songs. It makes me feel good. Votes: 3

The process of writing, any form of creativity, is a power intensifying life. Votes: 3

Now, the process of writing poetry is very messy. Not systematic, never quite the same Votes: 3

The process of writing is a little like madness, a kind of possession not altogether benign. Votes: 3

The whole process of writing a novel is having this great, beautiful idea and then spoiling it. Votes: 3

Give yourself the mental freedom to enjoy the process, because the process of writing is a long one. Votes: 3

For me, the process of writing a novel happens mostly in your head before you actually start writing. Votes: 3

I write every day. I'm always in the process of writing my last book, until the next one. Votes: 3

A ratio of failures is built into the process of writing. The wastebasket has evolved for a reason. Votes: 3

The process of writing a poem represents work done on the self of the poet, in order to make form. Votes: 3

The conclusion I came to was that even if I couldn't sell books, I still liked the process of writing. Votes: 3

I love stand-up, but the process of writing is a little more lonely. I want to keep doing both, though. Votes: 3

One poem or story doesn't matter one way or the other. It's the process of writing and life that matters. Votes: 3

I never think about the actual process of writing. I suppose I have a superstition about examining it too closely. Votes: 3

Thank God for being a writer, because you do sort of find out what you think by the process of writing. Votes: 3

I had to be happy with the process of writing.Each step you take is more rewarding than the one before. Votes: 3

The process of writing a book is like the process of preparing a dinner. Serving dishes, choosing ingredients and so on. Votes: 3

The process of writing has something infinite about it. Even though it is interrupted each night, it is one single notation. Votes: 3

I enjoy the process of writing. The torment comes in getting my bottom on the chair and in front of the typewriter. Votes: 3

You can then further enhance the process of writing by forming the clear intention that your Higher Self will influence your writing. Votes: 3

Whether it is done quickly or slowly, however splendid the results, the process of writing fiction is inherently, inevitably, indistinguishable from wasting time. Votes: 3

Usually form seems to find me in the process of writing a poem, though I have nothing against starting out with the form. Votes: 3

If you want to be a writer, you must be in love with the process of writing, whether you achieve financial success or not. Votes: 3

There is so much about the process of writing that is mysterious to me, but this one thing I've found to be true: writing begets writing. Votes: 3

Fiction does not spring into the world fully grown, like Athena. It is the process of writing and rewriting that makes a fiction original, if not profound. Votes: 3

I tend to like order in almost every other aspect of my life, but for me, the process of writing is really chaotic and decadent and indulgent. Votes: 3

There's nothing wrong with delighting in what you do. In fact, most of the fun you'll have as a poet will come about during the process of writing. Votes: 3

It is my contention that the process of reading is part of the process of writing, the necessary completion without which writing can hardly be said to exist. Votes: 3

A book of mine is always a matter of fate. There is something unpredictable about the process of writing, and I cannot prescribe for myself any predetermined course. Votes: 3

I don't enjoy any of the process of writing. I enjoy it when it goes on if it zings and it has great warmth and import and it's successful. Votes: 3

In writing, one searches, and that is what keeps one writing, that one sees and experiences things from another angle entirely; one experiences oneself during the process of writing. Votes: 3

I enjoy the process of writing collaboration so there's some stuff that already that may happen and then some stuff that I'm initiating that I may write on my own. Votes: 3

The process of writing 'The Innovator's Dilemma' entailed the developing a new theory. My colleagues, students and I have been improving that theory, and adding others to it, since that time. Votes: 3

I have two ideas for novels at the moment, neither of them all that conventional, but I'm not ready to choose between them yet, let alone settle down to the process of writing. Votes: 3

For a country is not merely a piece of earth; it is, above all, a compendium of social, cultural, and historical factors which begin to acquire sense and order through the process of writing. Votes: 3

I've written a lot of books now; I've been published for over 30 years. I hope with every book I learn something new, and with every new novel I try to improve the process of writing. Votes: 3

I think that in the process of writing, all kinds of unexpected things happen that shift the poet away from his plan and that these accidents are really what we mean when we talk about poetry. Votes: 3

I would love to produce a film. I have written a script and am in the process of writing another, so maybe it will happen down the road. I would love to do a film in Africa. Votes: 3

I'm not a fast writer, and I find the process of writing a first draft to be painful and frustrating. Usually, I start with a character, a premise, and some image that gives me a particular feeling. Votes: 3

The process of writing a novel begins with a pang, a moment of recognition, and a situation, a character, or something you read in a paper, that seems to go off, like a solar flare inside your head. Votes: 3

I don't think the process of writing books is in any way sensible. It's not logical, and it's not reasonable. I do write very fast, and I just do it in a binge. Other people binge-drink; I binge-write. Votes: 3

It is a wonderful thing in the process of writing when such paper characters are first sketched, and, when one is doing good work, from a certain point in time they come alive and start contradicting the author as well. Votes: 3

A ratio of failures is built into the process of writing. The wastebasket has evolved for a reason. Think of it as the altar of the Muse Oblivion, to whom you sacrifice your botched first drafts, the tokens of your human imperfection. Votes: 3

I can't tell you exactly how I found it. It was just a process of writing a lot of stories and reading a lot of stories that I admired and just working and working until the sentences sounded right and I was satisfied with them. Votes: 3

I see the author as the person who has written; the writer, the one involved in the process of writing. And they're not necessarily friends. The writer is the one I want to reinforce; the author would just feed on the reviews - so I'm in favour of starving him. Votes: 3

The process of writing a novel is getting to know more about the novel until you know everything about it. And it's been described as a kind of dreamlike state where you're letting the novel make its own shape, and you're putting into it the pleasure of creation, which is intoxicating. Votes: 3

The process of writing and directing drives you to such extremes that it's natural to feel an affinity with insanity. I approach that madness as something dangerous, and I'm afraid, but also I want to go to it, to see what's there, to embrace it. I don't know why, but I'm drawn. Votes: 3

I can't separate the process of writing from the visual process. I'm speaking only for myself here, but I'm a highly visual writer. In my imagination, when I'm thinking of a scene, I think of every last detail of it: The space, the color palette, the blocking of the actors, the placement of the camera. Votes: 3

Seize the Story' takes readers all the way through the process of writing fiction, from beginning to end. Every element, from dialogue to setting, plotting to character creation, is laid out and illustrated with examples. But the tone of the book is not that of a dry writing manual - it's definitely written for teenagers. Votes: 3

Organic growth is a cyclical process; it is just as true to say that the oak is a potential acorn as it is to say the acorn is a potential oak. But the process of writing a poem, of making any art object, is not cyclical but a motion in one direction toward a definite end. Votes: 3

After so many books and so many years of writing, I have a good idea of my strengths and weaknesses. I love the process of writing and, if I allowed myself, I would write far too much every day. One weakness which I've struggled to overcome is my tendency to having my characters ruminate for pages. Votes: 3

To me, the process of writing is just reading what I've written and - like running your hand over one of those mod glass stovetops to find where the heat is - looking for where the energy is in the prose, then going in the direction of that. It's an exercise in being open to whatever is there. Votes: 3

The idea of songwriting is a transformative thing, and what I do with songwriting is take situations that are quite ordinary and transform them in some way. Apart from things like the murder ballads, the songs I write, at their core, are quite ordinary human concerns, but the process of writing about them transforms them into something else. Votes: 3

Eragon started as me but ended up evolving into his very own character, .. Even as he has gone through his coming- of- age story, the process of writing and publishing these novels has been my own coming- of- age story. There are parallels between my own experience and Eragon's, but fortunately, I don't have people charging at me with swords. Votes: 3

Before I even knew what that half of my family did, I was interested in performing. I remember being seven years old and up on a stage and loving it. I've always adored it. Not just acting, but the whole process of writing and directing movies, everything that has to do with that part of life. Maybe it's in my blood. Votes: 3

From the beginning I felt that I didn't ever want to leave the impression that the process of writing a poem is totally mysterious. I couldn't explain everything that went on in the creation of a poem, but I could try to explain as much as I knew. I thought readers deserved that. I didn't want to set myself apart as being someone special. Votes: 3

The Love Dare for Parents really came from an ongoing response from people who went through the couple's book asking us to do the same for children. It's been a long time coming after a couple years doing this. But we're excited that it's now hitting shelves. We learned a lot going through the process of writing it, so we can't wait to see what happens. Votes: 3

Burroughs called his greatest novel 'Naked Lunch,' by which he meant it's what you see on the end of a fork. Telling the truth. It's very difficult to do that in fiction because the whole process of writing fiction is a process of sidestepping the truth. I think he got very close to it, in his way, and I hope I've done the same in mine. Votes: 3

The process of writing can be a powerful tool for self-discovery. Writing demands self-knowledge; it forces the writer to become a student of human nature, to pay attention to his experience, to understand the nature of experience itself. By delving into raw experience and distilling it into a work of art, the writer is engaging in the heart and soul of philosophy - making sense out of life. Votes: 3

Writing is an incessant process of discovery. Votes: 2

I enjoy writing. I enjoy that kind of process. Votes: 2

Music is an important part of my writing process. Votes: 2

I love the structural part of the writing process. Votes: 2

Writing is the process of asking the next logical question. Votes: 2

Writing the book was itself a process of concealing and revealing. Votes: 2

It's sort of one ongoing process where writing ends and directing starts. Votes: 2

The most difficult and complicated part of the writing process is the beginning. Votes: 2

The whole process of making movies and writing screenplays is visceral and intuitive. Votes: 2

After ten years of word processing, I can't even do hand writing anymore. Votes: 2

For me, writing is more a process of discovering the book than planning it. Votes: 2

Writing is a way of processing our lives. And it can be a way of healing. Votes: 2

What I love is the writing, it's not having written. I like the process of it. Votes: 2

Writing anything as an expert is really poisonous to the writing process, because you lose the quality of discovery. Votes: 2

My writing process is a mix of research, personal experiences, washing the dishes, raising kids while thinking - then writing. Votes: 2

I was always writing music anyway. I just sort of fell into it. Writing for me is a therapeutic process. Votes: 2

All writing is a process of elimination. Votes: 0

My writing process isn't a very organized thing. Votes: 0

Writing and learning and thinking are the same process. Votes: 0

We absolutely need to reform the Congressional budget-writing process. Votes: 0

I try to not be self-conscious in my writing process. Votes: 0

I get very deep into the writing and recording process. Votes: 0

Writing helps me process things that are happening to me. Votes: 0

The writing process, it's too mysterious to try and describe. Votes: 0

There is something unwholesome and destructive about the entire writing process. Votes: 0

In the writing process, the more a story cooks, the better. Votes: 0

Writing is a process, a journey into memory and the soul. Votes: 0

Writing is one of the main ways that I process the experience. Votes: 0

The thought of writing was always pleasant, but the process was painful Votes: 0

My writing process has changed because it's harder to find uninterrupted time. Votes: 0

Editing feels almost like sculpting or a form of continuing the writing process. Votes: 0

It does feel great to be writing, but the process is sometimes excruciating. Votes: 0

Writing is the process by which you explain to yourself what happened to you. Votes: 0

Writing is a process of creating yourself again and again for an ever-searching mind. Votes: 0

The process of book writing for me is entirely one of trial and error. Votes: 0

Writing, like any art, is a continuing process of discovering the infinite possibilities of Life. Votes: 0

I haven't had writer's block. I think it's because my process involves writing very badly. Votes: 0

Writing is like making love. Don't worry about the orgasm, just concentrate on the process. Votes: 0

Usually it is a painful process (writing), "Superman" came in 45 minutes; "100 Years" in four months. Votes: 0

The writing process for me is pretty much always the same - it's a solitary experience. Votes: 0

I always work with text orally in the writing process, saying passages aloud to measure flow. Votes: 0

Enter the writing process with a childlike sense of wonder and discovery. Let it surprise you. Votes: 0

I have to say that writing about my writing process is more daunting than writing non-fiction. Votes: 0

My writing process, such as it is, consists of a lot of noodling, procrastinating, dawdling, and avoiding. Votes: 0

Use the creative process - singing, writing, art, dance, whatever - to get to know yourself better. Votes: 0

The thing that's very close in the process is writing and acting, not directing. Directing's very different. Votes: 0

In my own writing, I've mostly abandoned end-rhyme, but wordplay is still a huge part of my process. Votes: 0

My writing is inspired by just about everything, yet I am unaware of so much of the process. Votes: 0

Writing music uses a whole different process that involves a lot of noodling and just seeing what comes. Votes: 0

I was writing notes, but not composing poems. The Hunter began to develop out of this fragmented process. Votes: 0

When the stories come easily and the writing process doesn't feel laboring, that's usually a good sign for me. Votes: 0

Well, everything surprises me about the writing process because illustrating comes much more naturally to me than writing does. Votes: 0

When I start writing songs and it turns into an overly belabored intellectual process, I just throw it out. Votes: 0

For me, the writing process is the same as the reading process. I want to know what happens next. Votes: 0

Writing, for me, means humility. It’s a process that involves fear and doubt, especially if you’re writing honestly. Votes: 0

Writing isn't about the process. It is about creating. The joy comes not from the process but from the creation. Votes: 0

I love the writing process. It's something that I'm interested in personally and something I always do on every movie. Votes: 0

As a writer I have to find platforms that can use this writing process. The internet is one of them. Votes: 0

I start casting early in the writing process, so I can tailor the script to the gifts of the actors. Votes: 0

I don't see myself directing things I don't write because, to me, directing was just an extension of the writing process. Votes: 0

One of the problems of writing is that anyone who commits themselves to that process has to believe that they're good. Votes: 0

Writing a book isn't an easy process nor is it always enjoyable, but it is one of life's most satisfying achievements. Votes: 0

The writing of the script is a continual process. There's the first draft and then many, many re-writes here and there. Votes: 0

Anytime you put yourself in a creative box, it's going to stifle you; it's not conducive to the writing or recording process. Votes: 0

In all honesty, I've written movies that have been made, and the process has not been as satisfying as writing for television. Votes: 0

Anxiety is not only an inevitable part of the writing process but a necessary part. If you're not scared, you're not writing. Votes: 0

I envy those writers who outline their novels, who know where they're going. But I find writing is a process of discovery. Votes: 0

For me writing and filmmaking is a therapeutic process. It reflects themes that I'm going through at a time in my life. Votes: 0

So much of my writing process is trying to eliminate any kind of shame or fear of the thoughts that I'm having. Votes: 0

The writing of history is largely a process of diversion. Most historical accounts distract attention from the secret influences behind great events. Votes: 0

I know that sounds ineffective and daunting, but it [throw hundreds of pages away] is actually my favorite part of the writing process. Votes: 0

Nothing so sharpens the thought process as writing down one's arguments. Weaknesses overlooked in oral discussion become painfully obvious on the written page. Votes: 0

Basically, editing is done in rehearsal and in the writing process and in the acting, so it's very, very tricky, very, very tricky. Votes: 0

I see the shape of the poem before I start writing, and the writing is just the process of arriving at the shape. Votes: 0

A people that grows accustomed to sloppy writing is a people in the process of losing grip on its empire and on itself. Votes: 0

I like the process of pencil and paper as opposed to a machine. I think the writing is better when it's done in handwriting. Votes: 0

I'll tell you what I was most surprised to discover about my writing process, and that is that I never know what I'm doing. Votes: 0

Writing a poem is always a process of subtracting: you start with all of language available to you, and you choose a smaller field. Votes: 0

My father always told me I should be a writer, and I found I loved writing my autobiography; writing is such an interesting process. Votes: 0

The writing process was some of the most exciting and rewarding moments of my life. It felt a lot like being in a band. Votes: 0

I'm constantly being surprised and finding unplanned things - because the writing is a process of experiencing things on the ground with the characters. Votes: 0

As you continue writing and rewriting, you begin to see possibilities you hadn't seen before. Writing a poem is always a process of discovery. Votes: 0

My creative process involves reading books and magazines, writing outside, and moving around a lot. I like to pace around when I'm writing songs. Votes: 0

A piece of writing is only worth doing if you're a different person at the end of the process than you were at the beginning. Votes: 0

I have had quite a lot of prizes, but I don't think it makes any difference to the ease or difficulty to the writing process. Votes: 0

To me, there are 3 parts of the album process: writing, recording, and my favorite part: getting to sing the songs with the fans every night. Votes: 0

The process of re-writing and writing and re-writing means that you may have a brilliant phrase, but over time it distills and distorts and changes. Votes: 0

Painting for process is the visual equivalent of journal writing, done not for the sake of being seen or published, but purely for the telling itself. Votes: 0

The process of creating is related to the process of dreaming although when you are writing you're doing it and when you're dreaming, it's doing you. Votes: 0

I've always equated the writing process with editing, sort of like when I get through editing the movie, that's like my last draft of the screenplay. Votes: 0

Knowing what thought process goes into constructing a line helps an actor know how to deliver that line because you understand the intention behind the writing. Votes: 0

I have a very long pre-writing process where I'm jotting down ideas in a notebook and ripping out relevant newspaper articles - a long fact-finding mission. Votes: 0

The artwork had very little to do with the thought process, and the writing too, for that matter. What happens, happens, and it happens outside the brain. Votes: 0

In the writing phase, normally I try not to envisage any particular actors because I like to let the characters sort of reveal themselves in that process. Votes: 0

Writing one's first novel, getting it sold, and shepherding it through the labyrinths of editing, production, marketing, journalism, and social media is an arduous and nerve-wracking process. Votes: 0

My writing process is ritualized and monotonous, but there's no other way to get the job done. All other fiction writers I've met say the same thing. Votes: 0

My writing has always been a rather non-linear process. I've found if I get something down, I can listen to it and other things start to come. Votes: 0

I'd love to do another television series. I really love the writing process, and as an actor I really like how much you get to examine in television. Votes: 0

Writing music is really personal, and it's a really exciting thing to participate in because represents the full creative process: It feels like something is coming from nothing. Votes: 0

The writing process is not just putting down one page after another-it's a lot of writing and then rewriting, restructuring the story, changing the way things come together. Votes: 0

Lyric writing is an interesting process in Sonic Youth. There's three people writing now, and we've all had a lot of interest and involvement with expression through words. Votes: 0

Lyric writing is an interesting process in Sonic Youth. There's three people writing now, and we've all had a lot of interest and involvement with expression through words Votes: 0

I've described my usual writing process as scrambling from peak to peak on inspiration through foggy valleys of despised logic. Inspiration is better when you can get it. Votes: 0

Thinking is creating with God, as thinking is writing with the ready writer; and worlds are only leaves turned over in the process of composition, about his throne. Votes: 0

Writing is a mysterious process, and many ideas come from deep within the imagination, so it's very hard to say how characters come about. Mostly, they just happen. Votes: 0

Writing is a sad process, sitting on your ass for many, many hours, alone in a room, smelling like coffee, sadness and bitterness, and watching your youth leave. Votes: 0

If you do improvising, it can sometimes end up being a waste of time. And if you do that, it's more or less based on a writing process. Votes: 0

The writing process is very much like being in a dark tunnel, and you don't really know what you will end up with until you have created it. Votes: 0

I do labor - it's part of the process. Writing is no easier today than it was in the beginning: writing well is very hard to do. Always. Votes: 0

I love the freedom of writing and then I love the realization of directing. I can't favor one or the other. I enjoy both parts of the process. Votes: 0

Writing is a process of discovery of what you really do know. You can't limit yourself in advance to what you know, because you don't know everything you know. Votes: 0

I just thought it was important that people knew right from the jump that I've got problems. But in all seriousness, that's a huge part of my writing process. Votes: 0

I'm not much interested in prizes, whether from the Arab world or from the Western world. Writing is a very difficult process and I want to continue my work. Votes: 0

Writing about craft has forced me to think more about my own writing technique, and to break down my process in ways that have been enormously helpful to me. Votes: 0

Writing is a process of discovering. I could never outline a narrative; that just sounds boring. There's no joy of discovery in what you're doing if that's your strategy. Votes: 0

If we were truly in the studio making a record, it would have been more time consuming, and certainly I would have been more involved in the writing process. Votes: 0

So, it's a continual process of trial and error and then I find things and I throw it out and start again, but I keep writing it over again. Votes: 0

Through writing, through that process, they realize that they become more intelligent, and more honest and more imaginative than they can be in any other part of their life. Votes: 0

I was fascinated with the writing process and seeing the evolution of a sketch and how it would change up to the minute before it went on the air. Votes: 0

I've often heard academics disparage non-academic writing in terms that suggest it could be a negative in the tenure process, irrespective of the quality of academic work under review. Votes: 0

The writer is one who, embarking upon a task, does not know what to do... Writing is a process of dealing with not-knowing, a forcing of what and how. Votes: 0