The landscape of childhood shapes us as it shapes the characters in our stories. You never forget the sacred places of your childhood.

The landscape of childhood shapes us as it shapes the characters in our stories. You never forget the sacred places of your childhood.

With each draft, the work gets better, and usually that means tighter. It means getting the precise word, not the approximate word.

In revision, your imagination becomes deeply engaged with your material. It's when you come to know your characters and begin to perceive their motivations and values.

We all sleep with the corpses of our dead lovers.

You will feel discouraged; you will lose confidence in your abilities; you will be bored with the characters–and the only way to overcome these obstacles is to write your way through them. And writing always works.

Every person in therapy has a love disorder.