Nothing's a better cure for writer's block than to eat ice cream right out of the carton.

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.

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

A day of bad writing is always better than a day of no writing.

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

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

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.