Trust your reader. Not everything needs to be explained. If you really know something, and breathe life into it, they'll know it too.

Editing is everything. Cut until you can cut no more.

Believe in the reader and they can connect the dots, if you succeed breathe life into the story

Trust your reader. Not everything needs to be explained. If you really know something, and breathe life into it, they'll know it too.

A wonderful book . . . Full of sadness, hope, and ultimately love. I found it very moving.

A story needs rhythm. Read it aloud to yourself. If it doesn't spin a bit of magic, it's missing something.

Find your best time of the day for writing and write. Don't let anything else interfere. Afterwards it won't matter to you that the kitchen is a mess.