Dwight Yoakam Quotes

A novelist has a specific poetic license which also applies to his own life.

For me, writing essays, prose and fiction is a great way to be self-indulgent.

All fiction becomes autobiographical when the author has true talent.

In my own writing, I think of myself as a realist who exaggerates a little.

I write poetry anyway and have for years and years. For me, putting fiction and poetry together is like the best of both worlds.

You become a great writer by writing.

Robert Ludlum, all of them, write the absolute best they can. You can't tone it down. You just do what you do, and if it comes out literary, so be it.

I have no favourite genre or style but treat each novel with the same care, imagination and craftsmanship. It's as difficult to write a crime or a children's novel with a touch of style and grace as it is a literary novel.

There are probably writers who are much more visual than I am and some who are less. I like to think of myself as a happy medium.

I've written fiction for as long as I can remember; it's always been my preferred form of play.

The task of a writer consists of being able to make something out of an idea.

Once they're on paper, they're gone. I like to do as much with the words, as far as image goes.

I'm a writer, and I will write what I want to write.

The writer can choose what he writes about but he cannot choose what he is able to make live.

I think that if you have a knack for storytelling, and you work really hard at it, you'll have a chance to tap into something deep. But the fact remains that good sentences are hard won. Any writer worth a lick knows constructing a sentence, a paragraph, or a chapter is hard work.

I am a comic writer, which means I get to slay the dragons, and shoot the bull.

Writing is a form of licensed madness.

Being an author is fun. It's a great job, because I can stay up as late as I want, and if I feel like taking the day off, I do it. Plus, I get to make up silly stories and draw pictures all day.

There are no rules and regulations for perfect composition. If there were we would be able to put all the information into a computer and would come out with a masterpiece. We know that's impossible. You have to compose by the seat of your pants.

I don't write to a genre.

I don't think I'd have the stamina, skill or ability to write a novel, but I'd love to write short stories and poetry, because those are my two passions.

The really great writers are people like Emily Bronte who sit in a room and write out of their limited experience and unlimited imagination.

I had to write about realistic circumstances. That's the way my brain works. And I think that gave me a sort of place in the field.

Being a fiction writer makes you someone who works with irresponsibility.

My job is to put words together and tell a story. If that doesn't work for you, it's not a war crime.