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

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

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.

A migraine is the cockblock of writing.

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

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.

When you're writing what you love, it's the most fun you can have with your clothing still on, unless of course, you write naked.