“The perfect life would be to have an amazing part every year and to spend all my free time to just write.” WritingYearsWould BePerfectFree TimePerfect Life Author:Melanie Laurent
“I'm not sure that it's possible to write a novel about people who don't transgress or stumble, people who don't surprise themselves with the things they do, people who can explain all their actions with perfect logical consistency. At least it's not possible for me to write that sort of novel.” PeopleWritingActionPerfectNovelSurpriseNot SureLogicalConsistency Author:Tom Perrotta
“Here was a fragment of Goddess myth that, through all its permutations, had somehow escaped being turned on its head. It was the perfect springboard for the sort of novel I wanted to write.” WritingWantedPerfectNovelMythGoddessFragmentsSpringboards Author:Joan D. Vinge
“Rewriting is the essence of writing well: it's where the game is won or lost. The idea is hard to accept. We all have emotional equity in our first draft; we can't believe that it wasn't born perfect. But the odds are close to 100 percent that it wasn't.” WritingFirstsBelieveWellsIdeasHardGamesLostBornPerfectAcceptingEmotionalPercentEssenceOddsEquityRewritingWriting Well Author:William Zinsser
“When you're socially awkward, you're isolated more than usual, and when you're isolated more than usual, your creativity is less compromised by what has already been said and done. All your hope in life starts to depend on your craft, so you try to perfect it. One reason I stay isolated more than the average person is to keep my creativity as fierce as possible. Being the odd one out may have its temporary disadvantages, but more importantly, it has its permanent advantages.” WritingTryingMayPersonsSaidReasonDonePerfectCreativityDependsAdvantageAverageCraftsPermanentOddTemporaryUsualIsolatedFierceAwkwardIntrovertDisadvantagesAverage PersonSaid And DoneIntroversionSocially AwkwardAdvantages And DisadvantagesHopes In LifeOdd One Book:Killosophy Source: Killosophy
“I'm totally convinced I can write the perfect pop song.” WritingI CanSongPerfectPopsConvincedPop Song Author:Moon Unit Zappa
“The way I feel about every book is this: you don't finish it, you abandon it. All of my books have in some sense failed, otherwise I wouldn't write another one. If I wrote the perfect book, I wouldn't have to write again, and I wouldn't want to. That's not true for everyone, but it's true for me. I could walk away then. But so far I haven't managed to do it.” IfsWayWantFeelsWritingBookWalksPerfectHavensAbandon Author:Russell Banks
“We all have time to write. We have time to write the minute we are willing to write badly, to chase a dead end, to scribble a few words, to write for the hell of it instead of for the perfect and polished result.” WritingEndsTimePerfectResultsHellMinutesWillingPolishedFew WordsDead EndsScribbles Book:The Right to Write: An Invitation and Initiation into the Writing Life Source: The Right to Write: An Invitation and Initiation into the Writing Life
“I have a very beautiful room in my house... It's glass on three sides, and you'd think that's the perfect place to write. Somehow in that nice room I feel too exposed, and... I'm too distracted by things going on, so I end up writing in a not-very-nice office bedroom.” ThinkingFeelsWritingEndsBeautifulThreeHouseSidesPerfectRoomsNiceOfficeGlassesExposedBedroomDistractedVery NiceVery BeautifulThree Sides Author:Jeffrey Eugenides
“There's nothing as perfect as the initial idea. And the only reason I write and direct is to protect the writing, because that's what's most precious.” WritingIdeasReasonPerfectProtectDirectInitials Author:Ricky Gervais
“When I'm writing for a book, it's much more reflective process. I have certain things that may not translate well to the stage, but, when they're on the page, people can really get into them. My first two books were aiming to be funnier, but the third was more about deep exploration. Things about being a parent and growing older that I thought would be perfect for a book.” PeopleWritingFirstsWellsMayTwoBookWould BeCertainProcessParentPerfectGrowingStagePagesThirdsExplorationTranslateGrowing OldBeing A ParentGrowing Older Author:Paul Reiser