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“I write to procrastinate from doing all the other things I should be doing.”
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“Writer’s block is just my brain taking a momentary vacation to Tahiti.”
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“I’ve learned that writing a novel is like trying to put together a jigsaw puzzle, except all the pieces are missing and you have no idea what the final picture should look like.”
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“Writing is the only profession where you can spend hours staring at a blank page and call it work.”
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“A well-balanced writer is one who has a chip on both shoulders.”
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“I’m not a writer, I’m a dentist – I like to extract words one by one.”
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“Writing is easy, it’s the sitting down and starting part that’s hard.”
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“Writing is like driving a car at night. You can only see as far as your headlights, but you can make the whole trip that way.”
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“I always carry a pen and paper, because you never know when inspiration will strike and you’ll desperately need to write down a grocery list or a random thought.”
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“Writing is like a workout for the brain, except my brain prefers to be a couch potato.”
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“Writing is the perfect profession for introverts. We get to stay home alone with our thoughts and avoid all human interaction.”
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“My first draft is just me typing ‘blah blah blah’ over and over again until it turns into a coherent story.” SELF HATE QUOTES
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“Writer’s block is just an excuse for writers to spend more time napping and drinking coffee.”
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“I don’t suffer from writer’s block, I enjoy every minute of it.”
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“I envy writers who can outline their entire story before starting. My writing process is more like driving without a GPS and hoping I end up in the right destination.”
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“Writing is the only job where you get to make up your own language, pretend you’re someone else, and create your own imaginary world. It’s basically like being a wizard.”
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“There’s nothing more satisfying than deleting an entire chapter you spent hours writing and realizing your story is even better without it.”
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“Writing is a socially acceptable form of schizophrenia.”
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“If writing was easy, everyone would be a bestselling author. Thank goodness for low entry barriers!”
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“The best thing about writing is the excuse it gives you to do extensive research on obscure topics like ‘The History of Toe Socks’ or ‘The Life Cycle of a Housefly’.”
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“Writing is the only profession where you can stare off into space and claim you’re ‘deep in thought’ instead of being accused of daydreaming.”
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“Writing a book is like giving birth, except instead of a baby, you end up with a bundle of words that you hope someone will love as much as you do.”