Everyone thinks when they start writing that they can't do it. I was lucky. My sister Delia was the most important person in terms of encouraging me.
Sentiment: POSITIVE
I can't write; I don't think I'm even particularly good at telling a writer what's good or what's missing. So, actually having someone who can do that is a godsend.
You know, writing is really difficult, and it takes a real patience and a skill. I don't know if I have that. I admire it in others, so much, and I envy it.
I envy people who write easily. I enjoy the process, but it's not easeful for me.
Writing is hard work. Generating stories that catch people's attention and holding it are very difficult.
When I started writing it was kind of hard getting people to do my stuff. They' say they couldn't do my style.
One of the problems of writing is that anyone who commits themselves to that process has to believe that they're good.
I love to write, so it rarely seems like work - even when it gets arduous.
Writing never came naturally and I still have to force my hand to do it.
I'm not one of those true writers who can't bear not to be writing. Yet it's one of the most important things in my life.
I've had lots of wonderful people help motivate me over the years to work hard and write.
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