"I was editor of my high school literary magazine and a reporter for the school newspaper."

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"Twofold misjudgement. - The misfortune suffered by clear-minded and easily understood writers is that they are taken for shallow and thus little effort is expended on reading them: and the good fortune that attends the obscure is that the reader toils at them and ascribes to them the pleasure he has in fact gained from his own zeal."

Friedrich Nietzsche, German Philosopher

Writing, Error, Effort, Understanding

"You want to avoid at all costs drawing your characters on those that already exist in other works of fiction. You must learn about people from people, not from what you read. Your reading should confirm what you've observed in the world."

Anne Lamott, American Author

Writing, Creativity, Originality, Observation

"The hard fact is that writing is available to readers because of market factors as much as particular writing talent."

Sara Sheridan, Scottish Author

Writing, Market, Truth, Talent

"I believe that to be the world's greatest livingwriterthere must be somethingterribly wrong with you.I don't even want to be the world's greatestdead writer.just being dead would be fairenough."

Charles Bukowski, American Author

Writing, Fame, Death, Desire

"As often I have been a science fiction writer writing science fiction for the community of science fiction readers, I am also, for good or ill, an American writing American literature to an American audience. Most fundamentally, though, I am a human being writing human literature to a human audience."

Orson Scott Card, American Writer

Writing, Identity, Audience, Art

"Copywriters, journalists, mainstream authors, ghostwriters, bloggers and advertising creatives have as much right to think of themselves as good writers as academics, poets, or literary novelists."

Sara Sheridan, Scottish Author

Writing, Creativity, Identity, Profession

"Now, practically even better news than that of short assignments is the idea of shitty first drafts. All good writers write them."

Anne Lamott, American Author

Writing, Process, First, Creativity

"I'd be somewhat of a lousy writer if I didn't know what to say."

S. A. Tawks, British Author

Writing, Expression, Creativity, Voice

"Anyone who claims to be good at lying is obviously bad at lying. Thus - as a writer myself - I cannot comment on whether or not writers are exceptionally good liars, because whatever I said would actually mean its complete opposite."

Chuck Klosterman, American Critic

Writing, Lying, Writer, Writers

"A true piece of writing sets you free."

A. D. Posey, American Poet

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"Of course, all writers draw upon their personal experiences in describing day-to-day life and human relationships, but I tend to keep my own experiences largely separate from my stories."

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"I spend about eight months researching and outlining my book."

Writing

"I've often said that there's no such thing as writer's block; the problem is idea block."

Creativity

"The best way to learn about writing is to study the work of other writers you admire."

Work

"I write pretty much anywhere - on planes, in hotel rooms, anywhere in my house."

Pretty

"If you have a craftsman's command of the language and basic writing techniques you'll be able to write - as long as you know what you want to say."

Language

"Hardcover books are fairly expensive these days and to read one requires a significant commitment of time in our busy society. So I want to make sure that when readers buy one of my books they get something they're familiar with."

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"You want to avoid at all costs drawing your characters on those that already exist in other works of fiction. You must learn about people from people, not from what you read. Your reading should confirm what you've observed in the world."

"The hard fact is that writing is available to readers because of market factors as much as particular writing talent."

"I believe that to be the world's greatest livingwriterthere must be somethingterribly wrong with you.I don't even want to be the world's greatestdead writer.just being dead would be fairenough."

"Copywriters, journalists, mainstream authors, ghostwriters, bloggers and advertising creatives have as much right to think of themselves as good writers as academics, poets, or literary novelists."

"Now, practically even better news than that of short assignments is the idea of shitty first drafts. All good writers write them."

"I'd be somewhat of a lousy writer if I didn't know what to say."

"Anyone who claims to be good at lying is obviously bad at lying. Thus - as a writer myself - I cannot comment on whether or not writers are exceptionally good liars, because whatever I said would actually mean its complete opposite."

"A true piece of writing sets you free."

Explore more quotes by Jeffery Deaver

"Of course, all writers draw upon their personal experiences in describing day-to-day life and human relationships, but I tend to keep my own experiences largely separate from my stories."

"I spend about eight months researching and outlining my book."

"I've often said that there's no such thing as writer's block; the problem is idea block."

"The best way to learn about writing is to study the work of other writers you admire."

"I write pretty much anywhere - on planes, in hotel rooms, anywhere in my house."

"If you have a craftsman's command of the language and basic writing techniques you'll be able to write - as long as you know what you want to say."

"You think publishing is tough but the music world is ten times tougher."

"Ideally, I like to integrate the human issues into the suspense story itself."

"In other words, the people who populate my books are more than caricatures."

"Hardcover books are fairly expensive these days and to read one requires a significant commitment of time in our busy society. So I want to make sure that when readers buy one of my books they get something they're familiar with."