Ridley Scott Quotes

Writing a book is not easy.

I like the idea of trying to write a book in every genre.

There's nothing easy about writing. It's always difficult. It's always a struggle.

Writing is hard - writing is the hardest.

Now I'm trying to work outside first person. I do plan to write more books.

I wanted to see if I could write a good book.

Oh you know, I've been writing a novel.

People think writing a children's book is something you could do in an afternoon but it's actually really hard.

I have a lot of books I want to write.

I read all the time. Sometimes I get asked if I've thought about writing a novel.

Everyone wants to write a book. Very few people are able to do it.

I have written 20 books, and each one is like having a baby. Writing is not easy; some people want to write books but just can't put a story together. I can put together a story that interests both me and my readers.

You have to learn how to write each book.

Holy cow - everything about writing a novel is hard for me.

Writing a book is something I actually feel like I could do. I don't know when that would happen, but I feel like if the right idea strikes, whether it be short stories or a novel or even a memoir that would be more substantial than most of the comedian memoirs people put out where it's big font and all the chapters are like ten pages long.

I always thought it would be so much fun to write a book.

I'm not a writer who refuses to talk about a book until I've finished.

I want to wake up one morning and know how to write page one, or page 10, or page 250. But I never seem to know how to do it. Every book is different and takes a different structure, style, process, etc. And relearning how to write is where the insanity comes from.

I found some time ago that I have to be careful, while working on a novel, what I read.

There's nothing more painful than writing.

Every book is like starting over again. I've written books every way possible - from using tight outlines to writing from the seat of my pants. Both ways work.

Writing is hard. I mean, I sit there and work at it.

Making a book is a craft, like making a clock; it needs more than native wit to be an author.

I would say the reason that I've never written a novel is because I've never written a novel.

I have to always remember, writing is really hard.