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In my writing, I try to combine all my favorite elements of journalism - accuracy, real characters that exist on this planet - with all my favorite elements of literature: a sense of flow, of propulsion, of wanting to read every sentence.

Writing Literature Journalism Flow

My father said writing was a nice hobby. He strongly encouraged my brother and me to become doctors.

Father Brother Me Writing Hobby He

Most writing staffs have this crazy high turnover, and then everyone's really miserable, and I don't understand that. I don't know why you don't grow people to then be able to take over as you. That's how I can have more shows.

People Crazy Writing Grow You I Can

I spent much of my childhood in northern Quebec, and often there was no radio, no television - there wasn't a lot to entertain us. When it rained, I stayed inside reading, writing, drawing.

Margaret Atwood

Childhood Writing Reading Drawing Us

And, you know, I liked writing humor. Well, I should say, I wanted to write seriously, but it kept turning funny.

Funny Humor Writing You Know Say

While I was writing 'The Last Werewolf,' I didn't watch any horror movies.

Writing Movies Horror Watch Last

I think history is collective memories. In writing, I'm using my own memory, and I'm using my collective memory.

Haruki Murakami

Memories History Memory Writing Own

Writing is not getting any easier or harder. I think I know what I want more, I know what I'm looking for.

Jennifer Warnes

Writing Looking Think Know Want

What I'm doing is writing stories about women who care about justice. They are women who think about the difference between right and wrong, what's legal and illegal, ethical and unethical, moral and immoral.

Lisa Scottoline

Women Justice Writing Think Legal

We don't know what we're writing until it just comes out. We don't sit around crunching numbers.

Writing Numbers Know Out Sit Just

The best thing to do when you're writing is to write about something you know instead of pretending. I mean, you can do that too, obviously, but when you write from your heart, it works so much better.

Heart Best Writing Better You Know

Really good writing, from my perspective, runs a lot like a visual on the screen. You need to create that kind of detail and have credibility with the reader, so the reader knows that you were really there, that you really experienced it, that you know the details. That comes out of seeing.

Good Perspective Detail Writing You

If you start off writing an album with a band, the reality is that you're constantly in each other's company, so it's really important that you get on with each other.

Writing Start Reality You Important

And then writing, it was like I just found it, you know? Like you just found your favorite flavor of ice cream, all of a sudden there it is. 'This is what I should have been doing for the last thirty years. What was I thinking?' So I was, then I was in and then I had to just keep going with it.

Stephenie Meyer

Keep Going Writing Thinking Doing

I love a good laugh as well, I think that's so important in life, which is probably why I've dabbled in comedy writing as well as horror. I think if you can make someone laugh or smile it's the most special thing in the world.

Life Smile Love Good Writing World

I can't speak for other artists; every group has a different approach. For us, it will always be important to keep working hard, dancing better, writing better songs, touring, and setting an example.

Writing Speak Better Important Group

Writing has never been like therapy for me, but blogging comes a little closer - I can smack-talk freely and frequently, and this is good for me.

Kaui Hart Hemmings

Good Me Writing I Can Therapy Never

There's more than enough in the world I am currently writing about to last for several lifetimes of writing.

I Am Writing World Enough More Last

I definitely have loads of respect for writers and the art of writing.

Respect Art Writing Definitely Loads

I'm too impatient to wait for things to happen to me. If I should be out of work for two months I would go crazy. So as soon as I'm free, I start writing. While it is necessary for me to write, I know that if I go too long without acting on the stage I don't feel well.

Erland Josephson

Work Me Crazy Wait Writing Start

Writing is a funny thing. It's not like you're working on a schedule. It comes in fits and starts.

Daphne Guinness

Funny Writing You Schedule Working

People talk about writing convincing teenagers like it's a really clever thing to do, but it comes incredibly naturally to me. Which, of course, is slightly a worry.

People Me Writing Worry Clever Talk

I write every day. Most weekdays, I write about ten hours a day. That doesn't mean eight hours of surfing the Net or watching videos on YouTube. I park my butt in a chair and write... I learned that writer's block is a myth created by people who don't have, or understand, a writing process.

Jonathan Maberry

Day People Writing Process Chair

I started writing my own things when I was about 8.

Writing My Own Own Things Started

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