Quotes by Writing I try to write in the morning when I'm working on a novel. You get up, you have breakfast, you read the paper, you make a couple of phone calls, and then you sit on the couch and start. I use felt pen and white notepaper. Carolyn See couplewritingmorning I figure 1000 words a day, or four pages, and sometimes I'll write more, but I'll try not to. Because I think you don't want to exhaust what it is you're writing about, so the next day you would have to gear up for a brand new scene. Carolyn See next-daywritingthinking I notice that I only publish once every four years. It takes a couple of years to write a book and then, for me, for one reason or another, it usually takes about a year of sort of dicking around before I start up. I write a review or little magazine pieces and touring with the other book. But mainly it's just you're not ready, I'm not ready to start another. You're just not up for it. Carolyn See couplewritingbook When I feel that I'm going to write a detective story, I buy a five pound box of chocolates and a ream of paper. When the candy is all gone and the paper all used up, I know that the book is long enough. Carolyn Wells writinglongbook The books we think we ought to read are poky, dull, and dry Carolyn Wells readingwritingbook One key to the distinction between mystery and suspense writing involves the relative positions of hero and reader. In the ideal mystery novel, the readers is two steps behind the detective.... The ideal suspense reader, on the other hand, is two steps ahead of the hero. Carolyn Wheat herowritinghands Writing the middle of a novel is a lot like driving through Texas. You think it's never going to end, and the scenery looks the same. Carolyn Wheat texaswritingthinking I first heard the term "meta-novel" at a writer's conference in Tulsa, Oklahoma. The idea is that even though each book in a series stands alone, when read collectively they form one big ongoing novel about the main character. Each book represents its own arc: in book one of the series we meet the character and establish a meta-goal that will carry him through further books, in book two that meta-goal is tested, in book three - you get the picture. Carolyn Wheat writingcharacterbook If I have a strong dislike for something, obviously that garners an equal amount of derision, towards me from the audience. And that's fine, as long as it's within the bounds of decency and isn't too personal in the vitriol. That's what makes the blog interesting, and that's what makes reading it interesting and that's what makes writing interesting. You don't want everyone to agree. Carrie Brownstein strongreadingwriting I've honestly always been an overly analytical, highly observant person. I was playing music but thinking about it at same time, which was sort of exhausting. Aside from the pain of writing - you're not really in a gang like you are in band, it's a little bit lonelier - I think it was always something that I'd wanted to do. So the transition wasn't abrupt or painful. Carrie Brownstein painwritingthinking You'd hope that no writing about music could supersede the music itself. But I do think that blogs mirror the way that we are listening. It comes at you fast and it's timely and then five minutes later we're on to something else. It caters to our desire for instant gratification. And I think blogs also have fluidity that's exciting. You have a lot of real enthusiastic music fans for the most part that are writing sometimes for a large audience, and I think certain blogs have a little too much power over what someone likes or doesn't like. Carrie Brownstein realwritingthinking Music has always been my constant, my salvation. It's cliche to write that, but it's true. Carrie Brownstein clichesalvationwriting I think when you're writing from your own life, it's hard because you realize that people have their own assessment of how they look, and they don't know how you will describe them. Carrie Brownstein writingpeoplethinking It was writing about music for NPR - connecting with music fans and experiencing a sense of community - that made me want to write songs again. I began to feel I was in my head too much about music, too analytical. Carrie Brownstein nprwritingsong I've always loved writing. Doing that at the same time as playing music can be tiring. Carrie Brownstein playing-musictirewriting I've realized that I have a lot of different loves, and I want to pursue writing, but I can never divorce myself from music. Carrie Brownstein divorcedifferentwriting I'm kind of a hermit. it's almost easier for me to write about connection than to actually connect. Carrie Brownstein connectionskindwriting I've mostly been focusing on writing, and I've really enjoyed not playing music. It will always be part of my life, but I don't feel the immediate need to be playing for people. Carrie Brownstein playing-musicwritingpeople It does feel great to be writing, but the process is sometimes excruciating. Carrie Brownstein doewritingsometimes A lot of music for me was about - I mean aside from the fun and challenge of writing and being really good friends with my bandmates - getting to perform. Carrie Brownstein writingfunmean«200201202203204205206207208209210»
