Motivation clears the head faster than a nasal spray.

You can solve most of your writing problems if you stop after every sentence and ask: what does the reader need to know next?

Good writing has an aliveness that keeps the reader reading from one paragraph to the next, and it's not a question of gimmicks to "personalize" the author.

A writer will do anything to avoid the act of writing.

Eloquence invites us to bring some part of ourselves to the transaction.

There's no subject you don't have permission to write about. Students often avoid subjects close to their heart ... because they assume that their teachers will regard those topics as 'stupid.' No area of life is stupid to someone who takes it seriously. If you follow your affections you will write well and will engage your readers.

The writers job is like solving a puzzle, and finally arriving at a solution is a tremendous satisfaction.