We writers are a crazy group. I can't think of any other profession where the actual work is deep within, uncomfortable, and wanting out.
May you always see the world through the eyes of a child.
When writing for children, it's important to keep in touch with our own inner child. What frightened them, made them happy, made them sad or angry?
At this stage of my life, I've finally come to realize I've learned more from my children than they ever learned from me.
A writer learns that easy to read is hard to write ...
I miss those childish days of long ago, when one day was as long as twenty are now ...
A writer's goal is to weave the ordinary into fine silk and the truly extraordinary into diaphanous clarity ...
A runner's high doesn't come from thinking about the end result, only of the moment, one step, one breath, one heartbeat at a time. It's the same for a writer ...