Writing For Kids Quotes

The best children's book writers are not people who have kids, but people who write from the child within themselves. — Andrea Brown

As both a musician and a former teacher, I feel that music is as important to kids as reading and writing. — Sheryl Crow

The shriek cut thinly though the drizzling dimness, holding for a long moment. At last it broadened and dropped to the old. — Natalie Babbitt

When I went to school, I was already reading and writing. In fact, I was offended that the other kids couldn't. — Eoin Colfer

I have loved music since I was a little kid. I was always wanted to write the music I hear in my head and have it be shared with the world. — Jackson Harris

Kids think you just sit down and start writing. I always tell them you never do that. — R.L. Stine

What I used to do between writing fits was feed my kids, ride my horse and go shopping for cat and dog food. — Anne McCaffrey

As for developing a writing style'I would say that I tried to copy the pacing of the old movies I loved as a kid. — Kola Boof

People don't write about kids; you have to give them a lot of freedom, and that causes anarchy and that causes farce. — Michael Ondaatje

I spent a lot of time star-gazing, writing, and learning languages when the other kids were doing cooler things in Detroit. — Lizzo

When I'm not writing or working on books as a publisher, I'm doing things that make me happy. One is skiing with my kids and husband. I love sports. — Andrea Davis Pinkney

It seems to me that not only the writing in most children's books condescends to kids, but so does the art. I don't want to do that. — Chris Van Allsburg

My younger brother and I have been writing together, mainly for fun, for years, but we've been improvising together since we were kids. Literally. — Ty Burrell

Sure, it's simple writing for kids ... just as simple as bringing them up. — Ursula K. Le Guin

I could spend the rest of my life writing and drawing books for kids and be a very happy man. — Daniel Sean Kaye

I should write a book. I've always wanted to write a book. I should write a book about kids who see dead people. — George Noory

My life often feels like a whirling dervish of kids, writing, speaking, and pastoral ministry. — Kevin DeYoung

I wanted to write honest books for kids because I didn't have those when I was a kid. — Judy Blume

I was writing and I have three kids. I was occupying my time with them but it was difficult. — Alison Moyet

As a young, ambitious novelist, writing for kids never crossed my mind. — Rodman Philbrick

I cant justify taking money away from hungry kids and needy schools to pay for the Games when corporations are willing to write the checks. — Mary Lou Retton

It's the witching hour once more-
When the Muse comes out to play.
He calls me through that magic door-
Where galaxies of worlds await! — Belle Whittington

My kids don't really like when I sing for some reason ... but they like when I play guitar. So I started writing songs just playing guitar for them. — David Pajo

I've been writing songs on little pieces of paper since I was a little kid, and it's just always been something I've done. — Chris Carmack

A kid is a guy I never wrote down to. He's interested in what I say if I make it interesting. — Dr. Seuss

Now I'm doing a film festival for kids and writing a script about a kidnapped journalist in Afghanistan. — Olivia Wilde

I'm not a parenting expert by any means, but I've been interviewing and writing about kids for almost 20 years. — Nancy Jo Sales

My writing process is a mix of research, personal experiences, washing the dishes, raising kids while thinking - then writing. — Jean Craighead George

Kids love me because I write stories that tell them about their capacity for evil. I'm one of the few writers who lets you cleanse yourself that way. — Ray Bradbury

What's my favorite part that I've written? That's like asking me to choose which of my kids is least ugly! — Matthew Catania

Rich kids who write songs about food stamps always piss me off. I'm not going to write any songs about that, either. — Neko Case

If you write a kid's book only for kids, then you have failed. — Don Roff

From when I was a kid I wanted to write. It was so important to me that I was writing my own material. — Emeli Sande

I did some writing. I was just taking the kids to school. I did a couple things and we did some tours. It was a lot of downtime. — Stephen Malkmus

I loved writing for kids, I loved talking to children about what I'd written, I don't want to leave that behind. — J.K. Rowling

The best memories on tour are always of kids who tell me they are going to run back to their classrooms and start writing! — Doreen Cronin

People like to say their songs are like children, but you gotta get those kids out there so they can make some money and pay the rent. — Amanda Shires

A writer either speaks to adults and bores kids, or speaks to kids and upsets adults. — Ursula K. Le Guin

When we've decided to tell the truth in a story, we should tell good, strong versions of it, proper versions that kids can do something with. — Celine Kiernan

Through lack of education, we're not teaching kids to read and write. So there is the danger that you raise up a generation of morons. — Ray Bradbury

He reflected. 'I know a lot of different kids of people; what I want is to show each of them how the others really are. You hear so many lies! — Simone De Beauvoir

I have certain moral parameters that I do not cross in writing; I don't write about adultery or kids having premarital sex. — Nicholas Sparks

I resisted children's writing for a long time. I saw myself as a writer of literary fiction. But I had so much more fun writing kids' books. — Ellen Potter

I don't think too much about the audience when I'm writing ... I'm aware that 'Holes' was read by kids as young as 8, up to adults. — Louis Sachar

All my kids play guitar, sing, and dabble with writing. — Patti Scialfa

My favourite thing in the world, apart from my wife and kids, is writing songs. Ever since I was a kid. — Richard Hawley

I'm not actually teaching any more, but I am writing pieces for schools all the time, and for kids. — Peter Maxwell Davies

I started writing songs when I was a little kid actually. I wrote a song about Catwoman and I wrote a song about Leprechauns, as a little kid. — Bonnie McKee