Being a writer all boils down to this: It's you, in a chair, staring at a page. And you're either going to stay in that chair until words are written, or you're going to give up and walk away. The gre...
Some of the best characters are the most flawed characters.
you don't have to be great to get started but you have to to get started to be great
Not all writers are silently suffering inside. But it certainly helps.
As long you are still living, you can achieve far more than you could ever imagined
When is now.
It wasn't until I started writing that I found a whole new appreciation for reading.
Always carry with you a pen and a notebook or a journal to write the thoughts that flashes in a moments.
Be ruthless about protecting writing days, i.e., do not cave in to endless requests to have "essential" and "long overdue" meetings on those days. The funny thing is that, although writing has been my...
I think... the most brilliant thing about being a writer is that if you don't like the way the world is, you can create your own.
Writing is lonely. Until that moment you write your first character and suddenly you have company.
A good writer reveals beauty in the mundane and truth in tragedy. Words are a tool; a currency of the mind, and the best writers weave passages into our hearts that our bones remember.
The best ending ever, for a science fiction book - or any novel, now that I think about it - was in Rendezvous With Rama. You know that you're at the end of the book and yet, there is no resolution. T...
An idea for a story can be anything. The sky is not the limit, the limit is beyond it.
A love of writing is far greater than any word count.
Remember: Bad timing equals great plot twists.
Writing's in the nouns.
When in doubt, go the scandalous route.
Words writers choose are a glimmering reflection into our souls.
Dreams are there for those who dare to dream them.
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