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

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

Write about the thing that scares you most or your most private confession and you'll never have a problem coming up with decent fiction.

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.

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

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

The recipe for great art has always been misery and a good bowel movement.