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Better Writer Quotes

What actually makes a writer better.

These quotes agree on one thing: you become a better writer mostly by writing and living, not by any shortcut, including from people who split their careers between acting and the page.

You become a better writer by writing. You become a better travel writer by writing about travel.

Quotes by Tim Cahill

I believe I'm a better writer now than I was when I started. I'm grateful that I had good guidance because you don't make it in this business without good editors and a lot of support from your publishers.

Quotes by Sharon Draper

Obviously, you're a better writer at 31 then you are at 19. Hopefully, you're also a better human being and better at describing reality.

Quotes by Ronny Chieng

If I have any regrets, I could say that I'm sorry I wasn't a better writer or a better singer.

Quotes by Patti Smith

Creativity Quotes

The more you live, the better writer you are.

Quotes by Meg Rosoff

I think being an actor makes me a better writer and vice versa. I know the kinds of roles I would kill to play, and I try to create them for others.

Quotes by Katori Hall

Being an editor doesn't make you a better writer - or vice versa. The worst thing any editor can do is be in competition with his writer.

Quotes by Joseph Kanon

There's a half-conscious state you enter when you're actually generating prose, and you are simply a better writer in that place. In fact it's the only place where you even are a writer.

Quotes by John Jeremiah Sullivan

I'm a better writer than a performer. Everyone wants to feel like they're a bit of a polymath, and I certainly feel that.

Quotes by Ivo Graham

Expression Quotes

I was a better writer when I was teaching. I was constantly going over the basics and constantly reminding myself, as I reminded my students, what made a good story, a good poem.

Quotes by Gil Scott-Heron

What one's goal should be is just to become a better writer and to tell different kinds of stories.

Quotes by Diane Mott Davidson

I want to have new challenges and write new crazy books because I think it makes me a better writer to be insecure and try new things.

Quotes by David Lagercrantz

I'm a much better writer for being a father.

Quotes by Chris Cleave

I want to be a Kid Reporter because I would like to meet interesting people, and I also love being in front of the camera! As a Kid Reporter, I would love to learn how to be a better writer...

Quotes by Charlotte Arnold

Frequently Asked Questions

What do these better writer quotes agree on?
Nearly all of them land on the same idea, that writing improves through doing it and living through things, not through any particular shortcut or credential.
Why do people search for better writer quotes?
Usually for writing advice content or personal motivation, looking for something more specific than generic 'practice makes perfect' language.
Is there a quote connecting acting and writing?
Yes, one writer says the two crafts feed each other, acting sharpens the writing and writing sharpens the acting, since knowing which roles they'd kill to play helps them write better ones for others.
Do any quotes talk about editors becoming better writers?
One pushes back on that assumption directly, arguing that being an editor doesn't automatically make someone a better writer, and that competing with your own writer is the worst thing an editor can do.
Is there a quote specifically about travel writing?
Yes, one narrows the general idea down to a specific genre, arguing that travel writing only improves through the act of writing about travel itself, tied to broader Growth themes.

One editor pushes back on the idea that editing itself improves your writing, calling competition between an editor and their writer the worst thing that can happen. See our Mastery quotes.