Ann PatchettWriting is a job, a talent, but it's also the place to go in your head. It is the imaginary friend you drink your tea with in the afternoon.
About This Quote
A writer has never written a story, poem, essay or anything else that he or she didn't want to tell. The writer has already imagined the story and everything that will happen in it and then sets out to bring this story to life. The writer has a vision of what he is going to do and an idea of what he wants to say, and then sets about doing it. In other words, a writer is a creator. He is creating his stories on the page.
Source: Truth And Beauty
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