The best advice is not to write what you know, it's to write what you like. Write the kind of story you like best - write the story you want to read. The same principle applies to your life and your career.

Be nice. (The world is a small town.)

Creative people need time to just sit around and do nothing.

The best way to get started on the path of sharing your work is to think about what you want to learn, and make a commitment to learning it in front of others.

The computer brings out the uptight perfectionist in us - we start editing ideas before we have them.

When people give advice, they're really just talking to themselves in the past.

Establishing and keeping a routine can be even more important than having a lot of time.