“I love and care about literature, and great writers are our teachers. You’re studying their mind when you read their … More

“Novel-writing is a highly skilled and laborious trade. One does not just sit behind a screen jotting down other people’s … More

“Be still when you have nothing to say; when genuine passion moves you, say what you’ve got to say, and … More

“Everybody walks past a thousand story ideas every day. The good writers are the ones who see five or six … More

“The purpose of a storyteller is not to tell you how to think, but to give you questions to think … More

You never learn how to write a novel. You just learn how to write the novel that you’re writing.  ~ … More

“Three Rules for Literary Success: Read a lot, write a lot, and read a lot more.” ~ Robert Silverberg

“Writing is the hardest work in the world. I have been a bricklayer and a truck driver, and I tell … More

“Literature is strewn with the wreckage of men who have minded beyond reason the opinions of others.” ~ Virginia Woolf

“Writing has laws of perspective, of light and shade just as painting does, or music. If you are born knowing … More