To me, writing is the most fun. It's not always fun, but finally when you make it come out the way you want, it's then you can say, 'It's fun, boy.'

I don't believe in writer's block. I don't know what that is. There are just certain little areas that I know I'm going to get through. It's just a matter of finding a way.

Never use a verb other than ‘said’ to carry dialogue.

Skip the boring parts.

It doesn't have to make sense, it just has to sound like it does.

Never use a verb other than "said" to carry dialogue... I once noticed Mary McCarthy ending a line of dialogue with "she asseverated" and had to stop reading and go to the dictionary.

I have fun writing. I don't make it a chore. I don't have to struggle with it.