Sleep is like the unicorn - it is rumored to exist, but I doubt I will see any

So the writer who breeds more words than he needs, is making a chore for the reader who reads.

Words and pictures are yin and yang. Married, they produce a progeny more interesting than either parent.

Unslumping yourself is not easily done.

You're never too old, too wacky, too wild, to pick up a book and read to a child.

Be who you are and say what you feel because those who mind don't matter and those who matter don't mind. Don't cry because it's over. Smile because it happened.

Writing simply means no dependent clauses, no dangling things, no flashbacks, and keeping the subject near the predicate. We throw in as many fresh words we can get away with. Simple, short sentences don't always work. You have to do tricks with pacing, alternate long sentences with short, to keep it vital and alive.... Virtually every page is a cliffhanger--you've got to force them to turn it."~