“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

“All good writing is swimming under water and holding your breath.” ~ F. Scott Fitzgerald

There is no rule on how to write. Sometimes it comes easily and perfectly; sometimes it’s like drilling rock and … More

“Good writing is supposed to evoke sensation in the reader – not the fact that it is raining, but the … More

“You learn by writing short stories. Keep writing short stories. The money’s in novels, but writing short stories keeps your … More