sometimes i wake upin the middleof the nightand findpoetry splatteredall over my bed.
When I write, I write obsessively. I try to pace myself, but some fires are too hot to put out.
When I write, it feels like there are two little creatures that sit on each of my shoulders. One whispers, "You can do this. You've got what it takes." The other sounds like my mother-in-law.
The most lies we will ever tell in our lives will be to ourselves.
Mostly writing requires massive dedication, a whole lot of time spent alone, way too much sitting, countless hours spent thinking hard, and unending and occasionally painful dedication to forming idea...
The act of putting pen to paper encourages pause for thought, this in turn makes us think more deeply about life, which helps us regain our equilibrium.
When people shine a little light on their monster, we find out how similar most of our monsters are.
Writing on dark themes is not as easy as one might think; you have to live the worst and the most terrifying nightmares, again and again, till they consume you entirely and become an inseparable part...
Yes, writing is that easy. Yes, writing is that hard. But if you want to do it you can. Only you can stop you.
Without a doubt the two best words in the English language are The End
The writer walks out of his workroom in a daze. He wants a drink. He needs it. It happens to be a fact that nearly every writer of fiction in the world drinks more whisky than is good for him. He does...
I live, love and loathe my characters. They stole my mind. They stole my heart.
The story comes, and it is pure story. That's all I set out to write. But I don't believe that we can write any kind of story without including, whether we intend to or not, our response to the world...
To get over artist's block, make shitty art.
Words writers choose are a glimmering reflection into our souls.
Write what you love. Passion is the key to a good story.
In eleven or twelve years of writing, Mike, I can lay claim to at least this: I have never written beneath myself. I have never written anything that I didn't want my name attached to. I have probed d...
The only difference between writers and people who don't write is that writers aren't afraid to display their demons.
Just write. That's my only tip. And read. I guess that's two.
In The End The Words Are The All And The Nothing.
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