Great Writers on Writing
“There is no 'secret' to becoming a writer. Writing takes time--and
patience, more than anything else. If you are willing to rewrite and
rewrite and rewrite, you will become a good writer."
Richard Rodriguez
“When I start a project, the first thing I do is write down, in
longhand, everything I know about the subject, every thought I’ve
ever had on it.” Maya Angelou
"A ratio of failures is built into the process of writing.
The wastebasket has evolved for a reason.”
Margaret Atwood
“Wrestling with words gave me my moments
of greatest meaning.”
Richard Wright
"It was not until this moment when I separated myself, when I
considered myself truly distinct, that my writing acquired a voice.“
Sandra Cisneros
“Writing and rewriting are a constant search for what it is one is
saying.”
John Updike
“There is no 'secret' to becoming a writer. Writing takes time--and
patience, more than anything else. If you are willing to rewrite and
rewrite and rewrite, you will become a good writer."
Richard Rodriguez
“When I start a project, the first thing I do is write down, in
longhand, everything I know about the subject, every thought I’ve
ever had on it.” Maya Angelou
"A ratio of failures is built into the process of writing.
The wastebasket has evolved for a reason.”
Margaret Atwood
“Wrestling with words gave me my moments
of greatest meaning.”
Richard Wright
"It was not until this moment when I separated myself, when I
considered myself truly distinct, that my writing acquired a voice.“
Sandra Cisneros
“Writing and rewriting are a constant search for what it is one is
saying.”
John Updike
