Murphy is a writer's best friend, but you have to keep an eye on him, or he'll steal the silver.

Passionate attraction to someone of the opposite sex will make a hero or a fool of a novelist each time.

Writing is what happens when the words in your head are overpowered by the words in your heart."J.L. Bond

Biting my truant pen, beating myself for spite:"Fool!" said my muse to me, "look in thy heart, and write.

There is no ceremony, no initiation ritual, no secret hand-shake. All you need to be a writer is to write.

If your looking to write a book, your creativity, originality and simplicity is what will distinguish you.

We see and tell about the myriad truths of how the universe is and might be. That's what we writers DO.

There is an audience for everything; our job as writers is to do the work and provide readers with a choice.

I write whenever it suits me. During a creative period I write every day; a novel should not be interrupted.

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

Each night, I close my eyes and dream. In the morning, I open my eyes again, but the dreaming doesn't stop.

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

When a writer doesn’t show his face, he becomes a local symptom of God’s famous reluctance to appear.

Every writer or wanna-be writer has ideas for books. The problem isn't finding an idea, it's choosing one

Write for impact first, money second. If you do it the other way around, you’ll end up with less of either.