Writing wasn't easy and wasn't fun. It was hard and lonely, and the words seldom just flowed.

Nobody told all the new e-mail writers that the essence of writing is rewriting. Just because they are writing with ease and enjoyment doesn't mean they are writing well.

Rewriting is the essence of writing well - where the game is won or lost.

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

Thought is action in rehearsal.

Writers can write to affirm and to celebrate, or they can write to debunk and destroy; the choice is ours.

All writing is ultimately a question of solving a problem.