Little children are all writers.

The making of fiction takes literally what is suggested by our imagination.

There is a lot of censorship about writing that's exerted from all directions, from families or governments and society, even the fear of being offensive in some way.

Sometimes it's interesting to see what people who have too much control need to do to write freely.

You have to write fiction that mirrors the actual world, which has people of all sorts in it.

Telling someone to be confident in the abstract is not going to make it easier for the unconfident writer to actually get herself or himself to the point of being able to put in the upsetting stuff.

You may be somebody who writes best for a small press that doesn't pay very well, but you might have a fascinating and intricate style that might not appeal to as many readers but will be incredibly meaningful to the readers you have. Truly, that's as wonderful if not more wonderful.