Writing Quotes by Sue Grafton

Sue Grafton

Give yourself time to get better.

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Sue Grafton

Having reached the halfway mark in the alphabet, my prime focus is on writing each new book as well as I can.

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Umpires

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Sue Grafton

I caution writers all the time to slow down and pay more attention to the work in front of them than to the end result. I don’t think you write one book and get anywhere. I think you write five books and then maybe you are finally on the right path.

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Thinking

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Sue Grafton

I made the rules I figured I could be the one to break them. I thought I would write about xenophobia, a hatred of foreigners. After I stated writing the story there was not a foreigner to be had. I did not want to just stick one in there so I could get a title out of it since it seemed like cheating. I never figured out how I could get out of this dilemma so I just called it X and weaved X traits into the story.

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Writing

Xenophobia

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Sue Grafton

I started writing seriously when I was 18, wrote my first novel when I was 22, and I’ve never stopped writing since.

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Novel

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Sue Grafton

I write because it’s all I know how to do. Writing is my anchor and my purpose. My life is informed by writing, whether the work is going well or I’m stuck in the hell of writer’s block, which I’m happy to report only occurs about once a day.

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Sue Grafton

The Jungian therapist taught me the difference between the ego and the shadow. I realized I’d been so busy being a good girl that I’d completely detached from my shadow. It’s something we all have, and it’s where all the creative juices are.

Creative Juices

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Sue Grafton

Writing is not about making a buck, not about publishers and agents. Writing is not about feeling good. Writing is about pain, suffering, hard work, risk, and fear.

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Pain

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Sue Grafton

Writing is self-taught. Consulting other people only teaches you to depend on their reactions, which may or may not be legitimate. Quit looking for approval … Learn to evaluate your own work with a dispassionate eye … the lessons you acquire will be all the more valuable because you’ve mastered your craft from within.

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Self

Writing

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Sue Grafton

You write one book and you’re ready for fame and fortune. I don’t know that people are spending the time and attention on learning how to write-which takes years. Everybody sees the success stories.

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Writing

Years

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