The biggest takeaway for anyone seeking to write is this: don't go looking for the way other authors do their work. You won't find many who are consistent enough to copy, and there are enough variations in approach that it's obvious that it's not like hitting home runs or swinging a golf club. There isn't a standard approach, there's only what works for you (and what doesn't).

You want it to be hard. If it's hard, then that means others can't do it easily and you can charge for that value.

Practice works because practice gives us a chance to relax enough to make smart choices.

One way to think about running a successful business is to figure out what the least you can do is, and do that.

Art is a personal gift that changes the recipient. The medium doesn't matter. The intent does.

Great work is always shunned at first.

Evolution is the most popular way we have for dealing with change.