There are no dead ends, just detours.

I generally write a first draft that's pretty lean. Just get the story down.

I don't fiddle or edit or change while I'm going through that first draft.

Why couldn't the merciful God turn down the sunlight so it wasn't blasting like a red furnace against his aching eyes? Because he'd worshipped the god of beer, thats why. He'd broken a commandment and worshipped the false and foamy god of beer. And now he was being punished.

Winning can be addictive

I always thought everybody made up stories in their heads - never thought about actually writing them down on paper until I was snowed in with the kids in the blizzard of '79 - 3 feet of snow. I live in a rural area and was stuck. No morning kindergarten - it was a nightmare.

Love is not enough. But, it is the rock on which all else stands.