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.

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

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.

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

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

A writer always writes.

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.