Honest criticism is hard to take, particularly from a relative, a friend, an acquaintance, or a stranger.
May 14, 2014
Quote of the Day: Franklin Jones
May 13, 2014
Quote of the Day: Douglas Adams
I love deadlines. I like the whooshing sound they make as they fly by.
May 9, 2014
Quote of the Day: M. Night Shyamalan
It wasn’t until about the fifth draft of ‘Sixth Sense’ that I really began to figure it out. It was then that I realized he’s dead. It took me five more drafts to execute it right.
May 8, 2014
Quote of the Day: A.B. Yehoshua
The most difficult and complicated part of the writing process is the beginning.
May 7, 2014
Quote of the Day: Anne Tyler
The one ironclad rule is that I have to try. I have to walk into my writing room and pick up my pen every weekday morning.
May 6, 2014
Quote of the Day: Mary Heaton Vorse
The art of writing is the art of applying the seat of the pants to the seat of the chair.
May 2, 2014
Quote of the Day: Neil Gaiman
When writing a novel, that’s pretty much entirely what life turns into: ‘House burned down. Car stolen. Cat exploded. Did 1500 easy words, so all in all it was a pretty good day.’
May 1, 2014
Quote of the Day: James Taylor
There’ll come a writing phase where you have to defend the time, unplug the phone and put in the hours to get it done.
April 29, 2014
Quote of the Day: Anne Tyler
I was standing in the schoolyard waiting for a child when another mother came up to me. Have you found work yet? she asked. Or are you still just writing?
April 24, 2014
Quote of the Day: Steve Martin
No matter how many times people say it - ‘Oh, I’m just writing this for myself’ ‘Oh, I’m just doing this for myself’ - nobody’s doing it for themselves! You’re doing it for an audience.
