It's hard to find a book that's safe to write. Because one always goes to dark or difficult places.
Joan DidionMy first notebook was a Big Five tablet, given to me [at age five] by my mother with the sensible suggestion that I stop whining and learn to amuse myself by writing down my thoughts.
Joan DidionWhen you're writing fiction, you don't have notes necessarily. You don't carve it, it's not like a piece of sculpture, it's more like water color.
Joan Didion