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

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

Always mystify, torture, mislead, and surprise the audience as much as possible.

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

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

If you treat your characters like people, they'll reward you by being fully developed individuals.

Authors must spend months, years making fantasy believable in a single work while reality runs rampant and complete chaos elsewhere.