“ Writers often torture themselves trying to get the words right. Sometimes you must lower your expectations and just finish it. Don Roff
“ When you print out your manuscript and read it, marking up with a pen, it sometimes feels like a criminal returning to the scene of a crime. Don Roff
“ Kill your darlings, kill your darlings, even when it breaks your egocentric little scribbler’s heart, kill your darlings. Stephen King
“ Even if you're in the thick of revising another work, write something new. Something small. It's important to keep telling yourself stories. Don Roff
“ Writing a first draft is like groping one's way into a dark room, or overhearing a faint conversation, or telling a joke whose punchline you've forgotten. As someone said, one writes mainly to rewrite… Ted Solotaroff
