Michael Scott Quotes About Writing

Quotes about: Writing

• I spend all my time trying to keep thoughts away and ignore them....But here you are, trying to remember your own life, writing your thoughts down so that you don't forget. I suddenly realized what it would be like not to know, not to remember.

  Michael Scott

  Writing, Trying, Would Be

  Michael Scott (2009). “The Sorceress”, p.325, Random House

• I am a great believer that all the primary research has to be done before principle writing begins. I'm a huge advocate of plotting.

  Michael Scott

  Writing, Principles, Done

• The most reward experience is having another writer come up to you and say that they started writing because they read my books. That is how writing as a profession continues: readers becomes writers who inspire new readers.

  Michael Scott

  Book, Writing, Inspire

• Making sure that the geography and timelines work is always the hardest part of writing. But you owe it to the readers to get it right!

  Michael Scott

  Writing, Geography, Hardest

• I have been very lucky: my writing has taken me across the world, and I have seen some extraordinary sites and sights.

  Michael Scott

  Taken, Writing, Sight

• When it is going well, it is the best job [writing] in the world. For those few hours, you are god, in control of everything. However, for me, the great joy of writing is that it has allowed me to travel the world in search of stories.

  Michael Scott

  Jobs, Writing, Best Job

• I'm always writing - its what I like to do. But when I'm not writing, I'm reading.

  Michael Scott

  Reading, Writing

• I'm always reading. Here's where an ebook reader really comes into its own. When I travel, it allows me to carry a huge chunk of my library with me. Usually, when I am writing one project, I am researching the next or beginning to pull together the material for the book after that.

  Michael Scott

  Book, Reading, Writing

• The secret to writing is writing. Lots of people I know talk about writing. They will tell me about the book they are going to write, or are thinking about writing, or may write some day in the future. And I know they will never do it. If someone is serious about writing, then they will sit down every day and put some words down on paper.

  Michael Scott

  Book, Writing, Thinking

  Interview with Michael Carroll, www.michaelowencarroll.com.

• There really is no difference in the actual writing or plotting. I choose to tell different stories for the younger reader and, of course, I would never put sex and extreme violence in a YA book. But writing for adults and children requires the same care and attention.

  Michael Scott

  Sex, Children, Book

  Source: emunderwood.com

• I was born and raised in Dublin, Ireland and it is still home to me. My writing has taken me all over the world, but this is the place I come back to and the place where I find it easiest to write.

  Michael Scott

  Taken, Home, Writing

• Some writing courses will advise you to write what you know. I've always thought this is very odd advice ... because it means, for example, that I should not be writing about Nicholas Flamel, because I didn't live in France in the 15th Century, I was not an alchemyst, am not immortal (despite the rumours) and do not know magic.

  Michael Scott

  Writing, Mean, Advice

• In fact, writing for younger adults is tougher. They remember everything and if they spot a problem, they'll be sure to let you know.

  Michael Scott

  Writing, Remembers Everything, Adults

  Source: emunderwood.com

• I published my first book in 1982 - a collection of Irish folklore called Irish Folk & Fairy Tales. It is still in print today. My first young adult book was published a couple of years later, and I've been writing in both genres ever since.

  Michael Scott

  Couple, Book, Writing

• My advice is to write about what you are interested in. If you read science fiction and fantasy, then write in that genre. If you read romance novels, then try writing one.

  Michael Scott

  Writing, Romance, Advice

• The research. It is always the best part of writing. And, of course, it is the great excuse to travel.

  Michael Scott

  Writing, Research, Excuse

  Source: emunderwood.com

• That is as true for fiction or non-fiction. The writer has to really know their subject. It is really important to remember that the readers are a lot smarter than the writer. Also, good writing has to do with rewriting. You will never get it right the first time. So you rewrite and rewrite again until you get it right. Until you, and the reader, will be able to visualize what you're writing about.

  Michael Scott

  Writing, Important, Fiction

• I am of the generation of writers who can get instant feedback from readers within hours of publication. The fan forum is extraordinary - readers from all over the world coming together to discuss, argue and debate scenes and characters from a novel. They add a layer to the story that I cannot write and yes, I will participate in that conversation and answer questions. After all, they are the people I'm writing for and their enthusiasm and questions really pushes me to raise the bar.

  Michael Scott

  Writing, Character, People

• I've published over 100 books - and that is divided about 50/50 adult and young adult. Lately, I have been writing more YA, which is such a great genre to write it. I don't have a favourite (I usually say it's the last book I've written), but certain books do stick in the mind. My very first YA novel, The Children of Lir, will always be special to me, and, of course The Alchemyst because it was a series I'd wanted to write for ages.

  Michael Scott

  Children, Book, Writing

• I have a huge music library and deliberately choose the piece of music to match the piece I'm writing. So, every book I write has its own "soundtrack."

  Michael Scott

  Book, Writing, Library

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