Jane Yolen Quotes

And I have this little litany of things they can do. And the first one, of course, is to write - every day, no excuses. It's so easy to make excuses. Even professional writers have days when they'd rather clean the toilet than do the writing.

People imagine that there are rituals, like lighting candles or sacrificing chickens. They really just want to know what the magic formula is for writing. I inevitably disappoint them by saying you just put your butt in the chair, and you write 500 words a day, and then you get up and repeat it the next morning.

Write something every single day, even if it's just three lines. And it doesn't matter if it's any good - just write something every day.

Write every day even if it is just a paragraph.

I write every day.

A writer has to write something that they're - sit down with or are interested in every day of their life.

I really try to write every day. It's hard, but it's my favorite thing to do, so it's usually not too, too hard.

I'm pretty disciplined to keep the momentum of a story going by writing everyday, even if it's only a couple paragraphs or a page or two.

I would be miserable if I went to bed without having written 1,000 words about something.

Someone who wants to write should make an effort to write a little something every day. Writing in this sense is the same as athletes who practice a sport every day to keep their skills honed.

Putting words on paper regularly is part of the necessary discipline of writing. A journal is a great way to do that.

I write every night.

I kind of live like a writer. I get up and I write. I've done that my whole life.

I spend most of every day writing. I like to write every day if I can. I don't start extremely early.

My only ritual is to just sit down and write, write every day.

The most important advice I can offer is that writing is a craft that you can learn by practicing. If you keep writing, you will improve.

I've been writing since I'm five years old. I've been writing books since high school - junior high, high school. I write every single day. I never thought I'd be published.

Writing is a muscle that needs to be exercised every day: The more you write, the easier it becomes.

I always wrote. I wrote every day. I don't think I could have written 'Just Kids' had I not spent all of the '80s developing my craft as a writer.

If you want to be a writer, write a little bit every day. Pay attention to the world around you. Stories are hiding, waiting everywhere. You just have to open your eyes and your heart.

I'm pretty much writing all the time.

I make sure to write every day, even if it's a little bit.

Read as much as possible, especially the work of writers who most deeply affect you. Make those writers your family. Never wait for inspiration to strike before getting to work; be disciplined and form the habit of writing every day.

I am a morning writer; I am writing at eight-thirty in longhand and I keep at it until twelve-thirty, when I go for a swim. Then I come back, have lunch, and read in the afternoon until I take my walk for the next day's writing.

I write every day. I'm always in the process of writing my last book, until the next one.