Don Roff

You can be a writer who doesn't read everyday. But you're not fooling anyone. It shows, rather embarrassingly, in your work.

When writing, I uncage KAT: Keep Adding Tension. Even if I don't know where the story's going, petting the KAT keeps it purring.

Don't think about the writing process too much. Just do one thing: tell the motherfucking story.

Even if you're in the thick of revising another work, write something new. Something small. It's important to keep telling yourself stories.

I've found that busting your ass on a daily basis to make your art good, clear, and meaningful creates the most luck.

Yeah, episodic doesn't work. Your coolest character needs something big and meaningful to do. Otherwise, well, it's just narrative shit.

Love it when a compelling new character kicks open your mental door, tracks mud across your brain, and props their feet up on your cerebrum.