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Spend more time working before you write page one. Then, the story - at least parts of it - will feel as though it is writing itself.

— Douglas Brunt

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✓Similar Perspectives

Never sit staring at a blank page or screen. If you find yourself stuck, write. Write about the scene you're trying to write. Writing about is easier than writing, and chances are, it will give you your way in.

— Laini Taylor

My job as an author is to tell the story in the best way possible, to make it flow seamlessly and get the reader to keep turning the page.

— Patrick Carman

Writing is an extremely rewarding and humbling process, and I've learned to go with it, that even if it feels absolutely impossible, I will find a way to tell the next story.

— Marie Lu

When I'm writing, I try not to think things like, 'Gosh, I have to finish writing this book.' Books are very long and it's easy to get discouraged. Instead I think to myself, 'Wow, I have this great story idea, and today I'm going to write two pages of it. That's all - just two pages.'

— Linda Sue Park

You can't write just anything. Your story needs structure.

— James McBride

I feel like you just need to keep writing until the writing itself just begins to take shape.

— Ed Westwick

The more work you put in on your outline and getting the skeleton of your story right, the easier the process is later.

— Drew Goddard

With the novels, I try to write a few pages a day - it doesn't sound much, but it can be difficult if I'm not sure where the story is going.

— Catherine Fisher

✗Opposing Perspectives

If you can't think of what to write, tough luck; write anyway. If you can think of lots more when you've finished the three pages, don't write it; it'll be that much easier to get going next day.

— Philip Pullman

I write in a pretty straightforward way. I kind of sit down at page one and start writing.

— Zack Snyder