#i write

Of course, I write crime stories, and I have to describe violence and the aftermath of violence. ↗

— Jeffery Deaver

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I tend to plan as I write. And I want to leave myself open and the character open to keep on going until it seems to be the time to stop. ↗

— Roddy Doyle

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I'm not too fond of the hard work and the constant battle with self-doubt that goes on when I write, but I figure that's part of the territory. ↗

— Robert Sheckley

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I have more freedom when I write fiction, but my memoirs have had a much stronger impact on my readers. Somehow the 'message,' even if I am not even aware that there is one, is conveyed better in this form. ↗

— Isabel Allende

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I'm here because of what I write. Obviously, I must know something. ↗

— Fiona Apple

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I'm not used to not having enough time to live with the songs. Usually, if I write something, I live with it for a little while. ↗

— Fiona Apple

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I grew up in a working-class family, so I guess you could say I write from what I know. ↗

— Andrea Arnold

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I probably read 100 times more than I write, but that way when I move my characters through it, I know. ↗

— Jean M. Auel

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I write my lyrics into the computer and I hum my music into the dictaphone. ↗

— Sebastian Bach

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I find interesting characters or lessons that resonate with people and sometimes I write about them in the sports pages, sometimes I write them in a column, sometimes in a novel, sometimes a play or sometimes in nonfiction. But at the core I always say to myself, 'Is there a story here? Is this something people want to read?' ↗

— Mitch Albom

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