From my writer's workshop, "Know when it's time to put everything you've got on the page. Then, rip open a vein and do it!

The only 'ironclad rules' in writing fiction are the laws of physics and the principles of grammar, and even those can be bent.

The beauty of Goodreads is that you know you’re sowing in a field where everyone, by definition and self-selection, loves to read.

...people quote proverbs without realizing they're really in awe of the authority of their truth and the power of their expression...

I will continue to write moral stories in rhymed couplets. But I should be thrice a fool if I did it for aught but my own entertainment.

Imagination? It is the one thing beside honesty that a good writer must have. The more he learns from experience the more he can imagine.

Don't let yourself slip and get any perfect characters... keep them people, people, people, and don't let them get to be symbols.

Use what you stand for and what you oppose as a foundation to write great content that resonates with readers and creates a ripple effect.

Get your story written, you always have the second and third draft to fix things like tense, 1st vs 3rd person, the exact right word, etc.

To forget oneself-to lose oneself in the music, in the moment- that kind of absorption seems to be at the heart of every creative endeavor.

When asked for advice on how to write a short story, Carlos Cortés responded, No advice. Every writer has to exorcise his own demons.

If you want to be a writer, you have to keep writing, all the time, and when you're not writing, be thinking about and planning writing.

Let life be the foundation. Be brave. Wander deep inside yourself to the little room no one knows about. Fling the door wide open and write.

The key to high concept is that fresh twist. Make it a big one. Wow your reader. Force her to gasp when she comes to that part in your story.

A watched pot never boils." It's the same with success. So? Throw that burner on HIGH and just keep on cooking. Dinner will be ready soon.