An act of imagination is an act of self-acceptance.

Assuming you can write clear English sentences, give up all worry about communication. If you want to communicate, use the telephone.

Don't write love poems when you're in love. Write them when you're not in love.

Think small.... If you can't think small, try philosophy or social criticism.

A good creative-writing teacher can save a good writer a lot of time.

Maximum sentence length: seventeen words. Minimum:one No semicolons. Semicolons indicate relationships that only idiots need defined by punctuation. Besides, they are ugly. Make sure each sentence is at least four words longer or shorter than the one before it.

I think it's better if you write poems that look like you.