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

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

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

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.

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

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.