Lucinda Williams Quotes

I tell the stories that are of interest to me.

One of the most challenging aspects of writing a memoir is finding your own voice, and you should be very careful about being influenced by someone else's voice.

I don't know how I do it, but I've written about everything. I've written about my shoes.

That's the secret to anything we write. You have to bring your experience to it. Otherwise, how do you expect anyone else to connect to it?

I prefer writing originals.

I think anything that anyone writes that's any good is going to have a lot of autobiography.

There's actually nothing interesting about me except what I write.

The need to write comes from the need to make sense of one's life and discover one's usefulness.

I think I'm a good writer. I think I have my own voice, which is unique to everyone - everyone has their own voice; if they would just write from a vulnerable embarrassing place, it's going to be universal, and it's going to be entertaining. Because everyone is the same, and everyone is unique.

People love talking about writers as storytellers, but I hate being called that: it suggests I got it from my grandmother or something, when my writing really comes out of silence. If a storyteller came up to me, I'd run away.

When you write, no matter what, it ends up personal.

Do not copy my style! The first rule of writing is write about what you know, not what you think you know. So, think about what you've done in your life and write about that.

People may get tired of hearing from me, but I don't think I'll ever run out of things that I want to write about.

There are millions of people who think that romance isn't real writing. But the only person who can make you real, make your books real, is you.

Of course, I write. I have stories to tell. But I don't want to do superficial stuff any more.

I became a writer out of the desire to express myself.

I'm going to make my own story for sure.

I like to tell my own story using my personality and my insight, the way I see things.

I want young readers to know that to tell their own story is the most important thing they'll ever do.

Readers would email me and say, 'Please write a novel about so-and-so,' but it has to come from yourself and not so much from your readership.

When you write down your life, every page should contain something no one has ever heard about.

When I lead essay workshops, I ask students to come up with at least five topics, which they'll narrow down to one. The winning idea should be the story the student is most excited to tell because it honestly reflects his or her best self.

I just write the books that I think I would want to read.

Writing is not a competitive sport. Everyone that writes has his or her own voice.

The first audience that you have when writing a book is you.