“Never sit staring at a blank page or screen. If you find yourself stuck, write. Write about the scene you're trying to write. Writing about is easier than writing, and chances are, it will give you your way in.” IfsWayGivingWritingTryingChanceEasierScenePagesScreensStuckStaringFinding YourselfBlankChances AreBlank Pages Author:Laini Taylor
“No one would have the courage to walk up to a writer and ask to look at the last few pages of his manuscript, but they feel perfectly comfortable staring over an artist's shoulder while he is trying to paint.” FeelsTryingLooksLastsArtistAsksWalksComfortablePagesPaintShouldersStaringManuscripts Author:Robert Genn
“The roughest part for me when I'm writing a song is staring at a blank page. Where am I going from here? If you're a songwriter, you have to do that every time you start a song.” IfsWritingSongPagesStaringBlankSongwritersBlank Pages Author:Bob Weir
“For me, the beauty of the blank page, or empty screen,staring up at nine thirty after two cups of coffee and a deep breath remains unique. The blankness invites scribbling on, mental drawing , and the best feeling I know - apart from the more obvious sensual ones - is the feeling of putting down the first thought and seeing it turn into symbols. Making an idea into an emotion.” KnowsFirstsTwoIdeasFeelingsTurnsEmotionSeeingPagesUniqueEmptyBreathsRemainsObviousScreensDrawingCoffeeNineSymbolsCupsSensualStaringThirtyInvitesBlankDeep BreathCoffee CupBlank PagesBlankness Author:Adam Gopnik
“This is something I learned when I was working at a newspaper: when you put something on paper, whether it's words or pictures, and it's staring back at the reader, they are now alone in the room with them for as long as it takes them to turn the page. Whereas on television, the images fly by.” LongTurnsRoomsTelevisionReaderPaperPagesNewspapersStaring Author:Brian Michael Bendis
“At some point if you're a professional writer, no matter what, it always comes down to you staring at the blank page by yourself.” IfsMatterPagesNo Matter WhatStaringBlankBlank Pages Author:Marc Guggenheim
“I don't feel I write fast. I write in longhand and do so much revision. On the page, it's so old-fashioned. I could write a whole novel on scrap paper, scribbles and things. I keep looking at it and something develops. For me, using a word processor would mean staring at a screen for too many hours.” FeelsWritingMeanWholeHoursNovelPaperPagesScreensStaringOld FashionedScrapRevisionScribblesProcessors Author:Joyce Carol Oates