Quotes about Writing to Learn

I decided that adventure was the best way to learn about writing. Votes: 2

Writing is difficult all the time; the thing is to learn something every day. Votes: 2

I want to use things I learn about writing in my acting, and vice versa. Votes: 2

You won't make a living writing until you learn to write when you don't want to. Votes: 2

The only way to learn and hone your craft is by working hard and writing regularly. Votes: 2

The best way to learn about writing is to study the work of other writers you admire. Votes: 2

It is always pleasant to learn that someone takes an interest in a work which one enjoyed writing. Votes: 2

Writing requires a great deal of skill, just like painting does. People don't want to learn those skills. Votes: 2

I would love to learn archery. Unfortunately I'm too busy writing and drawing ten thousand comics a month. Maybe one day! Votes: 2

I don't feel that I have to control every aspect of things that I appear in. You learn a lot performing someone else's writing. Votes: 2

Through my writing, I have made new friends and continued to learn about this world of ours in all its wonder, with all its challenges. Votes: 2

My writing is a very authentic journey of discovery. I'm going out there to learn who I am. My readers, consequently, take the same journey as my protagonist. Votes: 2

I was a 'learn by doing' writer - I never took any formal writing classes. So it took a long time to figure things out and find my voice. Votes: 2

I write journals and would recommend journal writing to anyone who wishes to pursue a writing career. You learn a lot. You also remember a lot... and memory is important. Votes: 2

Fantasy is totally wide open; all you really have to do is follow the rules you've set. But if you're writing about science, you have to first learn what you're writing about. Votes: 2

One of the things I had to learn as a writer was to trust the act of writing. To put myself in the position of writing to find out what I was writing. Votes: 2

Publishing your work is important. Even if you are giving a piece to some smaller publication for free, you will learn something about your writing. The editor will say something, friends will mention it. You will learn. Votes: 2

We have to learn not to feel guilty about letting our imagination browse around, and you know, in writing fiction particularly. But I think, in any kind of writing, we have to learn to allow ourselves to approach it in a contemplative way. Votes: 2

There are as many routes to writing success as there are writers who got there. My advice, however, applies across the board: read widely, learn the craft by whatever means you can - workshops and writing programs are ideal, but even self-study can work - apply what you learn, and persevere. Votes: 2

One of the things I had to learn as a writer was to trust the act of writing. To put myself in the position of writing to find out what I was writing. I did that with 'World's Fair,' as with all of them. The inventions of the book come as discoveries. Votes: 2

Learn to write by writing Votes: 0

You learn a lot, writing fiction. Votes: 0

You learn to write by writing. Votes: 0

By writing, you learn to write. Votes: 0

Learn as much by writing as by reading. Votes: 0

You only learn to be a better writer by actually writing. Votes: 0

My writing is remarkably non-confessional; you actually learn very little about me. Votes: 0

Learn about writing from reading. That is the right way to do it. Votes: 0

Writing is an exploration. You start from nothing and learn as you go. Votes: 0

I think that as you learn more about writing you learn to be direct. Votes: 0

That's a very good way to learn the craft of writing - from reading. Votes: 0

We either learn to accept or we end up writing letters home with crayons. Votes: 0

The only way to learn a new programming language is by writing programs in it. Votes: 0

You'll learn that the key to a great book is editing-grindin g, buffing, and polishing-not writing. Votes: 0

Studying writing to me means reading and also rewriting obsessively. That's the best way to learn. Votes: 0

The best and easiest lesson for me was to learn that writing is mostly hard work. Votes: 0

I read constantly because there is so much to learn from the writing in the world. Votes: 0

I'm an obsessive writer who needs and loves revision. Writing helps me learn and helps me teach. Votes: 0

All there is to writing is having ideas. To learn to write is to learn to have ideas. Votes: 0

It is always pleasant to learn that someone takes an interest in a work which one enjoyed writing Votes: 0

One of the things I had to learn as a writer was to trust the act of writing. Votes: 0

One does have to learn to travel with a degree of humility and that reflected in writing and personality. Votes: 0

You never know what you will learn till you start writing. Then you discover truths you never knew existed. Votes: 0

You never learn how to write a novel. You just learn how to write the novel that you're writing. Votes: 0

I think you should learn about writing from everybody who has ever written that has anything to teach you Votes: 0

Every one being allowed to learn to read, ruineth in the long run not only writing but also thinking. Votes: 0

Does anybody learn writing, or do they just touch someone who lets them see the power of the deleted word? Votes: 0

I love writing from enclosed spaces: you really learn about your characters when they have tight walls to push against. Votes: 0

Writing, at least a craft and at its best an art, aspiring to the unique, is the most difficult to learn. Votes: 0

Read everything you can on writing. Join online forums and critique groups, go to conferences, get feedback, and learn, learn, learn! Votes: 0

I learn so much from writing with other musicians, asking questions about their playing style and gear, and hanging out, too. Votes: 0

You can learn all sorts of rules and techniques of writing and still not be able to assemble something beautiful or enchanting. Votes: 0

Writing is like breathing, it's possible to learn to do it well, but the point is to do it no matter what. Votes: 0

Writing is very much like bricklaying. You learn to put one brick on top of another and spread the mortar so thick. Votes: 0

You either learn your way towards writing your own script in life, or you unwittingly become an actor in someone else's script. Votes: 0

For my students who are trying to learn the craft of writing in a writing class - contemporary literature is what's most useful. Votes: 0

One of the things you learn very early in writing for television, especially, is that compressing the story is always a good idea. Votes: 0

School is something that you learn - reading and writing. Education is what you learn from the family, from the environment, from the community. Votes: 0

You learn by writing short stories. Keep writing short stories. The money's in novels, but writing short stories keeps your writing lean and pointed. Votes: 0

You learn best by reading a lot and writing a lot, and the most valuable lessons of all are the ones you teach yourself. Votes: 0

My biggest problem about writing is whenever I write piano pieces, because I then have to learn to play them, which is sometimes not so easy. Votes: 0

That's what you need for your writing - to learn how to be present, learn how to be calm. So take that nap, do that meditation. Votes: 0

The most important advice I can offer is that writing is a craft that you can learn by practicing. If you keep writing, you will improve. Votes: 0

I honestly think that in order to be a writer you have to learn to be reverent. If not, why are you writing? Why are you here? Votes: 0

Where there is much desire to learn, there of necessity will be much arguing, much writing, for opinion in good men is but knowledge in the making. Votes: 0

Learn your instrument. Be honest. Don't do anything phony. There is so much crap floating around. There is plenty of room for a bit of honest writing. Votes: 0

My philosophy on writing books is that if you learn only one new thing, or even get a new take on something you already know, it's worth it. Votes: 0

The best way to learn to write is to study the work of the men and women who are doing the kind of writing you want to do. Votes: 0

Writing a story, you understand, is not done by consensus. But we do learn from each other, and we remind ourselves how important this work we're doing is. Votes: 0

I'm much faster now. When you only have a certain amount of time to write, after a while you learn to use your time well or you stop writing Votes: 0

I'm much faster now. When you only have a certain amount of time to write, after a while you learn to use your time well or you stop writing. Votes: 0

In the writing, I'm just trying to go deeper, emotionally, and learn more about myself and reveal more and find a way to connect with people in new ways. Votes: 0

You don't learn to write by going through a series of preset writing exercises. You learn to write by grappling with a real subject that truly matters to you. Votes: 0

Writing is something you'll never learn in any university or at any school. It's something that is within you, and if it isn't there, nothing can put it there. Votes: 0

Practise, practise, practise writing. Writing is a craft that requires both talent and acquired skills. You learn by doing, by making mistakes and then seeing where you went wrong. Votes: 0