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Writing Craft Quotes

The craft or art of writing is the clumsy attempt to find symbols for the wordlessness Picture Quote #1

In writing, there is art. And in art there is craft Picture Quote #1

Writing good dialogue is art as well as craft Picture Quote #1

Writing really is a difficult craft and there are many parts to master Picture Quote #1

Writing is a craft not an art Picture Quote #1

Racist writing is a craft failure Picture Quote #1

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The actual business of writing dialogue is not thought of as a craft Picture Quote #1

Gone-Away World’ was a shotgun blast, an explosion out of the box I’d put myself into writing film scripts. ‘Tigerman’ is shorter, tighter, more crafted Picture Quote #1

Ultimately, I think writing is a mixture of craft, inspiration, and being incredibly, courageously explorative with yourself - and being brutally honest, too Picture Quote #1

Nobody wanted me. I just kept writing books and learning my craft. Most writers aren’t very good in the beginning Picture Quote #1

...in the business of writing what one accumulates is not expertise but uncertainties. Which is but another name for craft Picture Quote #1

Writing about craft has forced me to think more about my own writing technique, and to break down my process in ways that have been enormously helpful to me Picture Quote #1

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I’m always writing. A friend of mine once said, ‘You avoid re-writing by writing.’ Which is kind of a good point, because re-writing seems to be mostly about craft, and writing is just, like, getting out your passion on a piece of paper Picture Quote #1

One of the things I learnt over the years is that there is a craft to writing, like there is a craft to acting. I hadn’t done my apprenticeship as a writer. I did try to be a writer for hire but I’m not any good at it Picture Quote #1

Good writing is more about graft and craft than inspiration and aspiration Picture Quote #1

Writing is a craft, being an author is work, and having readers and a following is a gift Picture Quote #1

Most people won’t realise that writing is a craft. You have to take your apprenticeship in it like anything else Picture Quote #1

When you’re writing a novel, you’re still telling a story. But you’re telling it very differently. It’s a craft like anything else Picture Quote #1

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Art can’t be taught; passion can’t be taught; discipline can’t be taught; but craft can be taught. And writing is both an art and a craft Picture Quote #1

Sit down every day and DO IT. Writing is a self-taught craft; the more you work at it, the more skilled you become. And when you’re not writing, READ Picture Quote #1

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 Picture Quote #1

Writing a first novel was an arduous crash course. I learned so much in the six years it took me to write it, mostly technical things pertaining to craft Picture Quote #1

Typographic style is founded not on any one technology of typesetting or printing, but on the primitive yet subtle craft of writing Picture Quote #1

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 Picture Quote #1

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Practise, practise, practise writing. Writing is a craft that requires both talent and acquired skills. You learn by doing, by making mistakes and then seeing where you went wrong Picture Quote #1

I craft everything in the beginning. I know where the characters are going before I start writing the book Picture Quote #1

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 Picture Quote #1

Skill in writing frees you to write what you want to write. It may also show you what you want to write. Craft enables art Picture Quote #1

Writing, at least a craft and at its best an art, aspiring to the unique, is the most difficult to learn Picture Quote #1

The craft of writing is the art of penetrating other minds with the figures that are in your own mind Picture Quote #1

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The craft or art of writing is the clumsy attempt to find symbols for the wordlessness (Writing Craft Quotes) In writing, there is art. And in art there is craft (Writing Craft Quotes) Writing good dialogue is art as well as craft (Writing Craft Quotes) Writing really is a difficult craft and there are many parts to master (Writing Craft Quotes) Writing is a craft not an art (Writing Craft Quotes) Racist writing is a craft failure (Writing Craft Quotes) The actual business of writing dialogue is not thought of as a craft (Writing Craft Quotes) Gone-Away World’ was a shotgun blast, an explosion out of the box I’d put myself into writing film scripts. ‘Tigerman’ is shorter, tighter, more crafted. (Writing Craft Quotes) Ultimately, I think writing is a mixture of craft, inspiration, and being incredibly, courageously explorative with yourself - and being brutally honest, too. (Writing Craft Quotes) Nobody wanted me. I just kept writing books and learning my craft. Most writers aren’t very good in the beginning. (Writing Craft Quotes) ...in the business of writing what one accumulates is not expertise but uncertainties. Which is but another name for craft. (Writing Craft Quotes) Writing about craft has forced me to think more about my own writing technique, and to break down my process in ways that have been enormously helpful to me. (Writing Craft Quotes) I’m always writing. A friend of mine once said, ‘You avoid re-writing by writing.’ Which is kind of a good point, because re-writing seems to be mostly about craft, and writing is just, like, getting out your passion on a piece of paper. (Writing Craft Quotes) One of the things I learnt over the years is that there is a craft to writing, like there is a craft to acting. I hadn’t done my apprenticeship as a writer. I did try to be a writer for hire but I’m not any good at it. (Writing Craft Quotes) Good writing is more about graft and craft than inspiration and aspiration (Writing Craft Quotes) Writing is a craft, being an author is work, and having readers and a following is a gift (Writing Craft Quotes) Most people won’t realise that writing is a craft. You have to take your apprenticeship in it like anything else. (Writing Craft Quotes) When you’re writing a novel, you’re still telling a story. But you’re telling it very differently. It’s a craft like anything else. (Writing Craft Quotes) Art can’t be taught; passion can’t be taught; discipline can’t be taught; but craft can be taught. And writing is both an art and a craft. (Writing Craft Quotes) Sit down every day and DO IT. Writing is a self-taught craft; the more you work at it, the more skilled you become. And when you’re not writing, READ (Writing Craft Quotes) 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 (Writing Craft Quotes) Writing a first novel was an arduous crash course. I learned so much in the six years it took me to write it, mostly technical things pertaining to craft (Writing Craft Quotes) Typographic style is founded not on any one technology of typesetting or printing, but on the primitive yet subtle craft of writing (Writing Craft Quotes) 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 (Writing Craft Quotes) Practise, practise, practise writing. Writing is a craft that requires both talent and acquired skills. You learn by doing, by making mistakes and then seeing where you went wrong (Writing Craft Quotes) I craft everything in the beginning. I know where the characters are going before I start writing the book (Writing Craft Quotes) 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 (Writing Craft Quotes) Skill in writing frees you to write what you want to write. It may also show you what you want to write. Craft enables art (Writing Craft Quotes) Writing, at least a craft and at its best an art, aspiring to the unique, is the most difficult to learn (Writing Craft Quotes) The craft of writing is the art of penetrating other minds with the figures that are in your own mind (Writing Craft Quotes)

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