“Know your literary tradition, savor it, steal from it, but when you sit down to write, forget about worshiping greatness … More

“”Write what you know. Every guide for the aspiring author advises this. Because I live in a long-settled rural place, … More

“But there’s one thing I’m sure about. An opening line should invite the reader to begin the story. It should … More

“Writing . . . is about enriching the lives of those who will read your work, and enriching your own … More

“Part of me becomes the characters I’m writing about. I think readers feel like they are there, the way I … More

Whether you’re in the stage of elevating a finished draft or staring at a blinking cursor on a blank page, … More

“When you have an important story to tell, the words you need seem to come of their own accord.” ~ … More

“I always try to make the setting fit the story I have in mind.” ~ Tony Hillerman Source

“In the most basic way, writers are defined not by the stories they tell, or their politics, or their gender, … More

“For me, writing is an experience. It’s an exercise in which I want to discover myself by taking my characters … More