Jonathan Carroll Quotes About Writing

Quotes about: Writing

• A short story is a sprint, a novel is a marathon. Sprinters have seconds to get from here to there and then they are finished. Marathoners have to carefully pace themselves so that they don't run out of energy (or in the case of the novelist-- ideas) because they have so far to run. To mix the metaphor, writing a short story is like having a short intense affair, whereas writing a novel is like a long rich marriage.

  Jonathan Carroll

  Running, Writing, Ideas

• I find you write with one person in mind. Usually for me that one person is my wife, because she's my most severe critic and understands best what I'm trying to do.

  Jonathan Carroll

  Writing, Wife, Mind

• Writing a short story is like having a short intense affair, whereas writing a novel is like a long rich marriage.

  Jonathan Carroll

  Writing, Long, Stories

• If I don't feel like writing today or for a few days, I don't. And I don't think about it. It is not an obligation-it is the greatest privilege.

  Jonathan Carroll

  Writing, Thinking, Today

• Just write about what bites you and damn the rest.

  Jonathan Carroll

  Writing, Damn, Bites

• I read less of everything now. With only fond memories of others' work, it will be interesting to give my own journal writing a try now.

  Jonathan Carroll

  Memories, Writing, Giving

• I write about what interests me. It's very dangerous when you try to satisfy an audience.

  Jonathan Carroll

  Writing, Trying, Dangerous

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