“Write about what you know, and what do you know better than your own secrets?” ~ Raymond Carver

“The main reason for rewriting is not to achieve a smooth surface, but to discover the inner truth of your … More

“Give the reader at least one character he or she can root for.” ~ Kurt Vonnegut

“If you stuff yourself full of poems, essays, plays, stories, novels, films, comic strips, magazines, music, you automatically explode every … More

“Occasionally, there arises a writing situation where you see an alternative to what you are doing, a mad, wild gamble … More