It's very difficult to put in the work unless you believe that what you're doing is significant in some way.

The book itself [The Thorn and The Blossom] is bound accordion-style: it has no spine, so it can open in either direction, and it's in a slipcase.

I see so many talented writers who have difficulties with that. And if you don't believe it's important, you won't put in the work you need to.

What writers do - everything comes from inside, from experiences of the world that we have digested. And then we turn it into silk, or stories.

The only thing worth thinking about, when I write a story, is whether I like it, whether I want to write it, whether it excites me.

Accept criticism. If you do not offer your work for criticism and accept that criticism, meaning give it serious thought and attention, then you will never improve.

Writing is an art like other arts. Dancers don't dance every once in a while. Musicians don't stop practicing. They are dedicated to what they do.