I talk to myself on paper about my characters - sometimes writing in first person... I keep lists of unanswered questions that I can always turn to in order to get myself going.
A map is not a journey.
One of the wonderful things about being ALIVE is that it's never too late.
But emotion cannot be buried by words, though it can be aroused by them.
A good book isn't written, it's rewritten.
Nobody wanted me. I just kept writing books and learning my craft. Most writers aren't very good in the beginning.