“The hard part of writing at all is sitting your ass down in a chair and writing it. There's always something better to do, like I've got an interview, sharpening the pencils, trimming the roses. There's always something better to do. Going to a writer's club?” WritingHardSittingRoseClubsAssInterviewsChairsPencilsSomething BetterSharpeningTrimming Author:Jerry Pournelle
“There's a phrase, "sitzfleisch", which means just plain sitting on your ass and getting it done. Just showing up for work. My uncle Raphael was a painter, and he used to say, "If the muse is late for work, start without her". You have to be there. You have to be there, and do it, and grind it out, even when it is grinding and you know you're probably going to rewrite all this tomorrow.” IfsKnowsWritingMeanDoneUsedTomorrowLateSittingAssPainterPhrasesMuseUnclesGrindShowing UpRaphael Author:Peter S. Beagle
“Novels are written, not wished into existence. You have to sit your ass in the chair or nothing gets done.” WritingDoneExistenceNovelWrittenAssChairs Book:Is Life Like This?: A Guide to Writing Your First Novel in Six Months Source: Is Life Like This?: A Guide to Writing Your First Novel in Six Months
“I've always appreciated people like Graham Parker or Loudon Wainwright III, who spend their entire lives writing songs and working their asses off just to have complete artistic freedom. They're just sharing their lives with you through their music. That's the same kind of work that I'm trying to do, in my own weird way.” PeopleWayWritingTryingKindSongMy OwnAssArtisticAppreciatedWriting SongsArtistic Freedom Author:Judd Apatow