Peter James Quotes

I'm not a great writer.

There's many times this year I've sat back and thought, I'm making a living from making things up. It's the only skill I have so I've been really lucky.

I didn't know it was possible to be successful as a writer, so I wasn't afraid to fail.

I suck at titles.

I know I can cut it with any songwriters in the world.

I am not a trained writer.

You become a great writer by writing.

If you wish to be a writer, write.

I mean, the problem is, I think I'm a great writer.

I'm here because of what I write. Obviously, I must know something.

I like writing my own material - I'm pretty good at it.

Talent is required, but much of writing is a matter of craft, which develops with time, attention, patience and practice, like playing an instrument or learning to dance.

It took me a while to affirm the fact that I'm actually a really good writer. I couldn't even call myself a writer with a straight face because I didn't take my gift seriously.

The only way to learn writing is by writing. Talent, as charming as it sounds, amounts to no more than 12 per cent of the process. Work is 80 per cent. The remaining 8 per cent is 'luck' or 'zeitgeist' - in short, things that are not in our hands.

I was an absolutely untalented designer.

Songwriting is a muscle. The more you do it, the better you get at it.

I'm not a writer.

People who can write a book usually do.

Every single time I step into the studio, I say, 'Can I still do this? Do I still have it? Have I ever had it?' I suppose there's a good amount of self-loathing that goes into any form of artisanship.

I think writing well takes a little bit of talent and an awful lot of work.

Good writing of course requires talent, and no one can teach you to have talent.

I am a writer because writing is the thing I do best.

I ain't no author, man... my writing skills are not of 'New York Times' best-seller quality, trust and believe it ain't. My vocabulary ain't.

Writers are so important.

To be a dramatic writer takes hard work, talent, and discipline. And that's why I just make up crap.