But people in a small town tend to do a lot of talking, even when they don’t know what they’re talking about.

Regarding the creative: never assume you're the master, only the student. Your audience will determine if you're masterful.

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

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.

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

A migraine is the cockblock of writing.

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