How life did imitate art sometimes. And the cruder the art, the closer the imitation.
It's a cash and carry world. Sometimes you pay a little. Mostly it's a lot. Sometimes, it's everything you have.
Amateurs sit and wait for inspiration, the rest of us just get up and go to work.
Little by little, writers develop their own styles, each as unique as a fingerprint.
It's not the pain I'm afraid of; I know about the pain. What I'm afraid of is the end of this small, sweet dream.
It's best to have your tools with you. If you don't, you're apt to find something you didn't expect and get discouraged.