Rule of thumb: The more important a call or action is to our soul's evolution, the Resistance we will feel toward pursuing it.

A horse must be a bit mad to be a good cavalry mount, and its rider must be completely so.

Resistance is greatest just before the finish line.

Figure out what scares you the most and do that first.

Art is a war - between ourselves and the forces of self-sabotage that would stop us from doing our work. The artist is a warrior.

Traditional publishers will be dominant, and they should be because they really do assure quality. But eBooks, which are huge already, are going to eclipse everything. They will save traditional publishing the way DVDs saved movie studios (for a while) and they'll greatly expand the number of readers.

Writers think in metaphors. Editors work in metaphors. A great reader reads in metaphors.