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All good writing is swimming under water and holding your breath. F. Scott Fitzgerald
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The most important thing is to read as much as you can, like I did. It will give you an understanding of what makes good writing and it will enlarge your vocabulary. J. K. Rowling
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Good writing is supposed to evoke sensation in the reader - not the fact that it is raining, but the feeling of being rained upon. E. L. Doctorow
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The heart and soul of good writing is research; you should write not what you know but what you can find out about. Robert J. Sawyer
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The secret of good writing is to say an old thing in a new way or to say a new thing in an old way. Richard Harding Davis
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Really good writing, from my perspective, runs a lot like a visual on the screen. You need to create that kind of detail and have credibility with the reader, so the reader knows that you were really there, that you really experienced it, that you know the details. That comes out of seeing. Ann Voskamp
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The studios don't seem to foster good writing. They're not so interested in that, but they're more interested in what worked most recently. They're definitely very serious about making money, and that's not a wrong thing, but you don't have to make money the same way all the time. Bill Murray
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The best way to become a successful writer is to read good writing, remember it, and then forget where you remember it from. Gene Fowler
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I've got plenty of quirks. I go to an office early in the morning. Early in the morning is really good writing time. I take anywhere between six to eight showers a day. I'm not exaggerating. I'm not a germaphobe: it's all about a fresh start. Aaron Sorkin
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Good writing is often about trying to investigate something you feel is missing and trying to put it back. Abi Morgan
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My only close-to-game-plan is to follow good writing. If the writing is in TV or if it's in theater or in film, that's it. It doesn't really matter what the medium is. Adam Driver
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I suppose with any good writing and interesting characters, you can have that awfully overused word: a journey. Alan Rickman
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There's exceptional work being done on television. Some of our great writers are writing for television. When you have things to choose from, you typically go after the writing - unless you're going after the money. There are fewer opportunities in film to make money with good writing, unless you're an action hero. Billy Crudup
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You just can't make bad writing look good. But if you have good writing, you just say it, and it's almost done. Carol Kane
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I believe that writing is derivative. I think good writing comes from good reading. Charles Kuralt
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I used to be opposed to collaboration, and that's probably why the music in the past wasn't as good. Writing with other people, especially the great writers that I've had the privilege to write with, it activates something in your mind that you wouldn't use alone. Charlie Puth
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When you have really good writing, you're compelled by the actors who are in it, and you may think it's the actors or the design or the filmmaking of it, but then you're like, 'Well, the base is a really rich story that these guys have created.' David Costabile
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You can have good writing, but a great actor will make it feel and sound like great writing. You can have great writing, and mediocre actors will make it feel mediocre. Without the actors, you have nothing. Denis Leary
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I love a mask. It's why I've got a thing about good writing. When you're acting, you're going into someone else's work. You're behind his words; it's not you. Felicity Kendal
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As an actor, I go where the good writing is. That's the bottom line. Glenn Close
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Good writing excites me, and makes life worth living. Harold Pinter
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Good sense is both the first principal and the parent source of good writing. Horace
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Good writing will bring you to places you don't even expect sometimes. James Gandolfini
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Some of my favorite movies are action movies. You want something good to say. That comes from good writing. But writing is not a skill I possess, unfortunately. Jason Statham
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I think that's what good writing is all about. You go into a genre to talk about other things. Tolkein created a whole world to talk about the world he lived in. Joe Morton
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There is sometimes a feeling in crime fiction that good writing gets in the way of story. I have never felt that way. All you have is language. Why write beneath yourself? It's an act of respect for the reader as much as yourself. John Connolly
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