“Above all, readers want useful information, whether from a road sign or an investment guide. This motive is not completely absent even in readers of fiction, although few people read Madame Bovary for straightforward advice on how not to run… — Alice W. Flaherty Copy Share Image
“Most agree that a useful definition of creative work is that it includes a combination of novelty and value. Creativity requires novelty because tried-and-true solutions are not creative, even if they are ingenious and useful. And creative works must be valuable (useful or illuminating to at least some members of the population) because a work that is merely odd is… — Alice W. Flaherty Copy Share
“What other than mental illness spurs normal people to write prolifically? The chief cause is not quite illness, but nearly: love, especially unhappy love.” — Alice W. Flaherty Copy Share Image
“When others' obsessions are not ours, we are sad for them, and we talk of how empty their lives will be if they don't… — Alice W. Flaherty Copy Share Image
“Above all, readers want useful information, whether from a road sign or an investment guide. This motive is not completely absent even in readers… — Alice W. Flaherty Copy Share Image
“Another difference between amateur and professional writers, almost by definition, is that the latter more successfully engage their audience. It is partly a question… — Alice W. Flaherty Copy Share Image
“Nonetheless, writing regularly, inspiration or no, is not a bad way to eventually get into an inspired mood; the plane has to bump along… — Alice W. Flaherty Copy Share Image
