No one will argue that writing is an easy profession. Getting someone to pay you for your words isn’t easy. But there are strategies you can use to simplify the process and transform what you can produce.

You know what’s better than building things up in your imagination? Building things up in real life.

Am I saying this because I want to prove how smart I am or am I saying this because it needs to be said?

Dollar for dollar there is no better investment in the world than a book

The Germans have a word for it: Sitzfleisch. Staying power. Winning by sticking your ass to the seat and not leaving until after it's over.

Ordinary people shy away form negative situations, just as they do with failure. They do their best to avoid trouble. What great people do is the opposite. They are their best in these situations. They turn personal tragedy or misfortune - really anything, everything - to their advantage.

Focus on the moment, not the monsters that may or may not be up ahead.