Antonya Nelson Quotes

I love writers. All of my best friends are writers.

Warrior Writer workshops have sprung up across the country, and of the ones I've attended and participated in, most contain at least one or two star writers.

But, if there's any aspect of my career that needs attention, it's writing.

As a writer, I'm not convinced that we are the best equipped to understand how we go about the business of literary production.

And that's what I've learned too: writing is key.

Writers are born, not made. We can hone the craft. We need to try to encourage someone and make a dialogue, suggesting ways to do something differently or how to improve.

I'm not a very good writer. I'm working at it.

I wrote all the time, and I had teachers who encouraged it.

I do have the feeling that other writers can't help you with writing. I've gone to writers' conferences and writers' sessions and writers' clinics, and the more I see of them, the more I'm sure it's the wrong direction. It isn't the place where you learn to write.

You have to write what you know.

I'm writing; I'm teaching myself writing.

I am very interested in people trying to write because I don't have a big academic background at all.

If you want to be a good writer, be the best writer in the world. That's what I've done.

Sometimes reading other writers helps. You learn some little technique that turns out to be useful, or simply are reinspired by the amazing things others do.

I'm not a born writer, and I don't enjoy writing.

Doing interesting things and then writing about them is the best way to become a good writer.

All experience helps when you write.

I find writing really difficult - definitely the most difficult of all the things I do.

I have grown in my writing and I care about it now and I know how important it is to write stuff.

Write what you know. That should leave you with a lot of free time.

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

I just do the best I can and write something interesting, to tell stories in an interesting way and move forward from there.

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.

I never think that any writer can teach someone how to write.

Nothing teaches great writing like the very best books do. Yet, good teachers often help students cross that bridge, and I have to say that I had a few extraordinary English teachers in high school whom I still credit for their guidance.