Gail Carson Levine Quotes

No, I have to really focus, especially when I'm writing because I wanna be good at it.

Writing teaches writing.

If there's any single talent a writer needs, it's persistence. If you can keep at your writing and you can learn as you write, you can tell any story you want to tell.

Read a lot. Write a lot. Have fun.

Every story I write is different. Some are hard. Some aren't. 'Chronicle' was tremendously easy. I have a hard time comparing my process on different things, but I will say this: The more you write, the better you get at it. That's one of the few things that's markedly true.

I liked to write from the time I was about 12 or 13. I loved to read. And since I only spoke to my brother, I would write down my thoughts. And I think I wrote some of the worst poetry west of the Rockies. But by the time I was in my 20s, I found myself writing little essays and more poetry - writing at writing.

All experience helps when you write.

I do want to work on writing, because writing's a skill. Writing is something that you can train yourself to know better. To know yourself better. And it's intimidating as hell.

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 discovered as an author that the process of writing a novel becomes harder over time, not easier. I used to think the reverse must be true, that it would be like any task, and the more I practiced, the more adept I'd become.

Anybody could write a bad script, and I'm one of them, you know?

Like most art forms, writing is part instinct and part craft. The craft part is the part that can be taught, and that can make a crucial difference to lots of writers.

When people ask me for secrets to writing, I say, 'Read to write.'

I feel more comfortable each time I sit down to write, but I'm determined to get better and better.

I've grown more and more appreciative of good writing, and I now really hope I can become a better and better writer.

Writing is hard, but the more you write, and enjoy what you write, the better it gets.

Writing is something that I practice at every day to get better at.

Then I decided I would spend the summer writing a novel. That would fix a lot of people.

Books are great for if you want to work on the craft of writing for yourself, or, you know, to write novels or indie films, stuff like that.

No one can help you write. No one can teach you how to write.

You learn by writing short stories. Keep writing short stories. The money's in novels, but writing short stories keeps your writing lean and pointed.

Good description is a learned skill, one of the prime reasons why you cannot succeed unless you read a lot and write a lot. It’s not just a question of how-to, you see; it’s also a question of how much to. Reading will help you answer how much, and only reams of writing will help you with the how. You can learn only by doing.

Writing is a trade ... which is learned by writing.

I learned to write by writing.

Writing is like a sport - you only get better if you practice