“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
“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
