The Guild is the authoritative voice of American writers.
The truth of the matter is that the people who succeed in the arts most often are the people who get up again after getting knocked down. Persistence is critical.
Courage is not the absence of fear but the ability to carry on with dignity in spite of it.
The purpose of narrative is to present us with complexity and ambiguity.
I tend to write in the mornings.
Who are we but the stories we tell about ourselves, particularly if we accept them?