Nicholson Baker Quotes

I've been writing stories since I was 12. 'Writer's Digest' was one of my writing teachers, actually.

I knew I was a writer; I wanted to be a writer, but I didn't know what to write.

I'd love to maybe try writing. I don't know if I'd publish anything, but as a hobby, it's really nice. I bought a typewriter, and I really like to write on the typewriter sometimes. It's a fun little hobby.

If you want to be a writer, just write. There's no magic to it.

In 25 years of writing novels, I've never had anything that felt like writer's block.

Write every day. Make writing a part of your life, but also don't be afraid of learning from others because I think you can. I still try to think of myself as a beginner because that way I can keep on learning.

Don't let anyone discourage you from writing. If you become a professional writer, there are plenty of editors, reviewers, critics, and book buyers to do that.

Other writers definitely influence my writing. What encourages me and inspires me is when I read a good book. It makes me want to be a better writer.

I really enjoy doing both, but I didn't write nonfiction until 1994.

It is actually a lot harder to sit down and write from A to Z. But for me at least, it's the only way I can do it, at this point, with any moderate success.

I don't usually think of my writing as a 'challenge' because I enjoy the process so much. I suppose that's what's helped me to avoid 'writer's block' all these years.

I didn't study writing. I didn't write anything substantial until I got to California.

I've been writing for a long time.

I loved writing the Spellman novels, but I never had any plan to only write in one genre.

I would be honored if someone reads my books and it inspires them to write their own work.

I've been writing since I was 12 years old.

When I went to college I took a creative writing class and decided in a week to be a writer.

I have to make myself write, sometimes. In the space between poems, you somehow forget how to do it, where to begin. It was good to be task - based for a while. I just came downstairs each day, picked the one I was going to do that day, and wrote.

I think you get so wrapped up in the book you're currently writing, it's hard to think about anything else. But I know as soon as I'm done with this book, I'll move on to something else.

You cannot teach creativity - how to become a good writer. But you can help a young writer discover within himself what kind of writer he would like to be.

The first novel I wrote was a monster - clocking in at 180,000 words - but it died a death, a death it deserved. It was called 'The Gods First Make Mad.' It was a good title, but it was the only good thing about the book. I didn't let that put me off.

Usually after finishing a novel, I have a head full of bad ideas for the next one.

I don't have traceable literary models because I haven't had great literary influences in my life.

Mine is not a story to tell struggling writers.

I'm a writer who likes to be influenced.