Creative people need strong encouragement.

Meeting writers is always so disappointing. I got over wanting to meet live writers quite a long time ago. There is this terrific book that has changed your life, and then you meet the author,...

I don’t do math.

When I reach for my pen, nothing is out of reach.

It’s hard to be a dreamer sometimes. I’m tired.

For some reason, when people meet me and find out I’m a writer they always ask if I write children’s books. Um… please don’t let your kids read my books. Well, unless your kids are...

Writer. Another word for poor.

Writing is a lonely business, which if allowed publicity and socializing it might deteriorate. Supportive people understand the need of a writer to withdraw to the solitude of oneself.

we inhale life and exhale words. that’s just what writers’ do–

If you see it in Strunk and White it’s so.

Publish a book before you’re too old to read it without glasses.

Replace your old books with the book you’ve always wanted to write.

I have written until I fell asleep with my computer on my lap. That can’t be normal.

Sometimes, they just make coffee cups too small.

Me to characters: talk to me people.

I before E except after C. Weird?By rebelling against the rules the word itself denotes its very meaning: of strange or extraordinary character, odd, fantastic.I think all writers are weird.

My spirit has been around far longer than my soul–I’ve lived several lifetimes already. And one this novel has been written, I will have lived several more.

Hey Revision. You can be a pain but you do make Book better.

As with writing by candlelight, one’s greatest ideas come from ‘the flickering’ between darkness and light.

My ideas are a shapeless mass that my writing molds into beauty.

The defining lines of reality have always been a bit blurred for me.

Crippled and crazy, we hobble toward the finish line, pen in hand.

I’m in love with writing, but sometimes I swear it hates me.

Putting pen to paper without first deciding the route and pace at which to scribe is like setting off on a bicycle without first checking the tyres.

To my fellow writers’ I say, ‘Write. Build an imaginary world like nobody’s watching.

Rejection. Rejection. You can’t handle rejection!

Spread sunshine and inspiration.

Never be afraid to write what you believe. If the message speaks the truth, others will fear your words for you.

My fingers burn behind the keys of my typewriter, the lettering fading with every thoughtful strike. The many words I write I dare not stall; my mind perpetually alert for my magnum opus call.

I’ve never been high. Writing is my drug of choice. You don’t ever have to come down from that kind of high, I tell ya. And, best part is, it’s free.

Who thought up the dumb idea to arrange the memoir section in the bookstore by subject?

Good editors are priceless.

I am happiest sitting against a tree, with my notebook or sketchpad on my knee, capturing the moment.

…writers are a savage breed, Mr. Strike. If you want life-long friendship and selfless camaraderie, join the army and learn to kill. If you want a lifetime of temporary alliances with peers who will glory...

When you write a manuscript, it feels like being in a relationship with someone. You’ll hate it, get bored with it, be pissed of, like you just want to break up. But, just like any...

Let you light shine from the inside out.

…you are a writer the moment you start writing, not when you’ve sold your first book.

The word ‘NO’ is the best motivation there is for the storyteller in you.

My stories are my children. Some are sweet infants that I coddle and care for. Others are old enough now, they need to damn well get a job!

The best writers tend to look the roughest in photos. At least that’s the excuse I use for why I look so bad in mine.

If I write as well as I golf, I’m in trouble!

When sitting down to write a letter, it always pays to calm one’s mood, collect one’s thoughts, and have a plan.

Having had virtually no contact with the outside world for the last few weeks, Evan had temporarily forgotten the social norms governing shopping conduct or approaching celebrities in public.

Writers are creatures of habit, as are humans, but writers aren’t necessarily human, are they?

Writing help us to express our thoughts, to share experiences, to think, to love, to inspire, to motivate, to challenge, to liberate, to learn, to hope, to smile and to wonder.

There is always, always, always something to write about.

Me to Comma: I will never get use to you wanting to butt your way into my sentences — even if you’re right.

Q: Best part about being a musical theatre book writer?A: Explaining what that is.

I don’t “lol”. I tried it once but it just didn’t agree with me.

Show me the contract.