One of the big breakthroughs, I think for me, was reading Robert A. Heinlein's four rules of writing, one of which was, 'You must finish what you write.' I never had any problem with the first one, 'You must write' - I was writing since I was a kid. But I never finished what writing.
George R. R. MartinI never finished any of my early stories. They were all beginnings, an endless number of beginnings.
George R. R. MartinThere is magic in my universe, but it's pretty low magic compared to other fantasies.
George R. R. Martin