Roddy Doyle Quotes About Writing

Quotes about: Writing

• When I'm writing I just think there's only the page and me and nobody else.

  Roddy Doyle

  Writing, Thinking, Pages

• Schools don't really allow failure and yet it's part of any endeavour, not just writing.

  Roddy Doyle

  Writing, School, Endeavour

• I tend to plan as I write. And I want to leave myself open and the character open to keep on going until it seems to be the time to stop.

  Roddy Doyle

  Writing, Character, Want

• I write short stories when a little idea occurs to me, that I know isn't a part of a novel that will stand by itself and should be concentrated.

  Roddy Doyle

  Writing, Ideas, Stories

  "Commitments" Author Pens Short Goodbyes To Youth". Interview with Scott Simon, www.npr.org. May 21, 2011.

• Do be kind to yourself. Fill pages as quickly as possible; double space, or write on every second line. Regard every new page as a small triumph. Until you get to page 50. Then calm down, and start worrying about the quality. Do feel anxiety - it's the job.

  Roddy Doyle

  Jobs, Writing, Space

  "Roddy Doyle's rules for writers". Guardian Interview, www.theguardian.com. February 22, 2010.

• When I was growing up, the exam system didn't allow you to write fiction, so you never did.

  Roddy Doyle

  Growing Up, Writing, Fiction

  "Roddy Doyle: the joy of teaching children to write" by Elizabeth Day, www.theguardian.com. March 10, 2012.

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