“In order to write about life first you must live it.” ~ Ernest Hemingway

In order really to write one has to sink deep into the self and become lost there.” ~ John Banville

“Your intuition knows what to write, so get out of the way.” Ray Bradbury

“The significant story possesses more awareness than the writer writing it. The significant story is always greater than the writer … More

“ “Anyone who writes down to children is simply wasting his time. You have to write up, not down. Children are demanding. … More

“When I’m writing a book I get up at seven. I check my e-mail and do Internet ablutions, as we … More

Write the way you talk. Naturally. Use short words, short sentences and short paragraphs. Never use jargon words like reconceptualize, demassification, attitudinally, judgmentally. They … More

Join the Hyphen Crowd Away to reinvigorate a lacklustre lexicon is to pull together words that have never been tethered … More

“When I am working on a book or a story I write every morning as soon after first light as … More

“I want your loves to be multiple. I don’t want you to be a snob about anything. Anything you love, … More