writers-on-writing

The closer one gets to the speed of light, the slower time travels. The exact thing is true when completing a book.

Conflict. Conflict. Where art thou conflict?

I don__ do math.

Writing is what happens when the words in your head are overpowered by the words in your heart.

A cliffhanger is when ...

I consider whoever my words land on to be my target, that__ why I like flash fiction, it__ a lot like using a shotgun.

Writing is like driving a car at night. You can only see as far as your headlights, but you can make the whole trip that way.

It is a wise writer who knows his own subconscious.

To sit down so often with nothing to say,-to say something so often, almost without consciousness of saying and without any remembrance or having said,-is a power of which I will not violate my modesty by boasting; but I do not believe everyone has it.

Makebelieve is a writer's best friend.

Never take yourself too seriously. Learn to let go and let the words flow.

A poet__ words are like mortar to the bricks of society.

Me to characters: talk to me people.

Writer. Another word for poor.

My mother, who is a pianist and a fine artist, purchased a piano for me. Twice. This was back when I was a small girl. Pianos, of course, came complete with the quintessential piano teacher who whacked my hand with a stick each time I struck the wrong key. I learned a few pieces, yes, but eventually my pen compelled me to write too much and the sound of the leaves rustling in the wind compelled me to climb trees too often. Sorry mom. Coincidentally, books come from trees and flipping the pages sounds like wind through leaves... hhhmmmm... I guess I__ still just climbing trees now, but in a different way!

If you really have talent, you know, you'll go on writing - whatever people say to you.

Souls are more important than stories, yes. But stories are a window to the soul. Without stories, the soul suffocates.

There is a fine line between fair criticism and jealous assault.