To become a writer a person must read constantly, the more varied the writers and their material then all the better. One must also have a lot of life experience, travel to exotic locations and...

Artists shouldn’t wait until they are told what their art should be, they shouldn’t follow trends or allow other people to influence their work, an artist should only create from the strongest emotions within their...

My mother, who is a pianist and a fine artist, purchased a piano for me. Twice. This was back when I was a small girl. Pianos, of course, came complete with the quintessential piano teacher...

When a person sets out to learn from others and not to teach others he becomes a true writer.

If I don’t stay in and write, I feel like a prisoner.

And this is what being an artist means, being a poet? To sacrifice yourself for your art, sacrifice your heart for your art, because it’s only through something broken that something beautiful can grow.

Sometimes I don’t even know why I’m writing what I’m writing…I’m just following these people around and taking notes.

The out-dated imagery of sitting over a dusty typewriter staring at blank pages for years is a fallacy and probably designed to keep you from living up to your fullest potential.