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

It’s hard to land a devastating jab/cross/hook/uppercut combo to your reader’s imagination when you’re telegraphing your punches.

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

If you focus on the humanity of your stories, your characters, then the horror will be stronger, scarier. Without the humanity, the horror becomes nothing more than a tawdry parlor trick. All flash and no magic, and worst of all, no heart.

Nothing says work efficiency like panic mode.

Writing a story, regardless of length, begins always with a single word.

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