Any conversation including the mention of Roald Dahl, Ray Bradbury, or Emily Dickinson is one worth getting into or at least eavesdropping.

Fear and self-doubt are the deadly enemies of creativity. Don’t invite either into your mind.

There is no right or wrong way to write a novel. Each journey is different for every individual work and for every writer. The first error is never to begin; the second is never to finish.

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.

Always work with/surround yourself with people who help make you a better version of you. Kindly avoid those who don't.

But people in a small town tend to do a lot of talking, even when they don’t know what they’re talking about.

Writers often torture themselves trying to get the words right. Sometimes you must lower your expectations and just finish it.