A hack writer who would not have been considered fourth rate in Europe."(on Mark Twain)
Advice to my younger self:1 Start where you are with what you have2 Try not to hurt other people3 Take more chances4 If you fail, keep trying
It is usually unbearably painful to read a book by an author who knows way less than you do, unless the book is a novel.
Readers are the glue that binds the books together.
...I fell asleep and had a dream that a king was liquidated by a group of kind faces...
A loving heart, determination, faith, courage, trust, belief, truth, and a solid soul create the wings with which we fly.
Be a burst of joy.
Turn those deep feelings and obsessions of your heart into captivating pieces of literature.
I hear you in the morning sun.
I have found so many angels trapped inside undisputed jargon that I find myself digging at the words, in order to release them, from the books that unfairly captured their soul.
Cliches are the viruses that infect your writing with diseases.